U.S. v. Scales.

• Position: Civil rights restoration - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

CIVIL RIGHTS

U.S. v. Scales, 231 F.Supp.2d 437 (E.D.Va. 2002). A federal district court held that a defendant failed to show that his civil rights had been restored under Virginia law in connection with a prior felony conviction, so as to preclude his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court found that a voter registration card issued in the defendant's name by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a certificate of discharge issued by the Virginia Parole Board, did...