United States v. Hugo Espindola
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Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 24-3362 ___________________________
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Hugo Ernest Espindola
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________
Submitted: February 23, 2026 Filed: February 26, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________
Before GRUENDER, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
Hugo Espindola appeals after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. He argues the district court1 erred by denying his
1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. motion to dismiss the indictment because the prosecution violated the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to him. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied the motion, as Espindola’s argument is foreclosed by our precedent. See United States v. Jackson, 110 F.4th 1120, 1125, 1129 (8th Cir. 2024), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2708 (2025); see also United States v. Harris-Franklin, 146 F.4th 631, 637 & n.2 (8th Cir. 2025); United States v. Cameron, 99 F.4th 432, 435-36 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 314 (2024). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________
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