Voisine v. United States

Voisine (defendant) was convicted under Maine law of misdemeanor domestic assault for intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing injury or offensive touching. The federal government charged him under 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(9), which bars firearm possession by anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic-violence crime involving use of force; he argued his conviction, potentially based on merely reckless conduct, did not satisfy the 'use of force' element.

Whether a person convicted of misdemeanor assault for reckless conduct is also prohibited from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(9).