United States of America v. Jersom Andu Mena

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1143
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jersom Andu Mena
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: April 24, 2026
Filed: April 29, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jersom Mena appeals after he pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm
as an unlawful user of a controlled substance in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3).

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He argues the district court1 erred by denying his motion to dismiss the indictment on
the ground that the statute is unconstitutional on its face under the Second
Amendment. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied
the motion, as Mena’s argument is foreclosed by circuit precedent. See United States
v. Veasley, 98 F.4th 906, 918 (8th Cir. 2024); see also Mader v. United States, 654
F.3d 794, 800 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc) (“[O]ne panel is bound by the decision of a
prior panel.”). The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S.
680 (2024), does not call into question our precedent. See United States v. Deng, 142
F.4th 1075, 1084 (8th Cir. 2025) (rejecting request to reconsider Veasley precedent
post-Rahimi).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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1The Honorable Stephen H. Locher, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.
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