The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a man convicted to
27 years in prison on gun charges won't be able
to challenge his conviction in court. In 2000,
Marcus d'angelo Jones was charged with possessing a firearm that
while having a previous felony conviction on its record,
Jones tried to appeal that decision. He said he
believed that his previous felony conviction had been expunged off
his record that at the time that the gun purchase
and he wasn't aware that he could not own a
firearm. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that people who have
used up their appeals don't get another day in court
. He said, quote, based solely on a
more favorable interpretation of statutory law adapted after the conviction
became final.