United States of America v. Robert Allen Joshua

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1337
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Robert Allen Joshua
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: March 16, 2026
Filed: May 21, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Robert Joshua appeals after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm as an
unlawful user of a controlled substance, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(8). He
argues that the district court1 erred by denying his motion to dismiss the indictment
1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Iowa.

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on the grounds that § 922(g)(3) is facially unconstitutional under New York State
Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and United States v. Rahimi, 602
U.S. 680 (2024). He acknowledges that this argument is foreclosed by our
precedent, see United States v. Veasley, 98 F.4th 906, 908 (8th Cir. 2024), cert.
denied, 145 S. Ct. 304 (2024); see also United States v. Ledvina, 166 F.4th 716, 721
(8th Cir. 2026) (collecting further cases), but asks that we overrule those decisions.
This we cannot do. Mader v. United States, 654 F.3d 794, 800 (8th Cir. 2011) (en
banc) (“It is a cardinal rule in our circuit that one panel is bound by the decision of
a prior panel.” (citation omitted)).
Affirmed.
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