[tacticalogic]

He was already a felon by that time -- he was arrested, tried, and convicted six years earlier on a machine gun possession.

I'm still waiting for an answer as to what this has to do with the case at hand. Is there anything in this decision that would disallow the prosectuion of someone who wasn't an ex-felon? If not, why does it matter if Stewart was?

[robertpaulsen]

His being an ex-felon is what started the ball rolling, so how can I comment on that?