The Supreme Court ruled that a man convicted to 27 years in prison on gun charges won't be able to challenge his conviction.

<div class="block">The Supreme Court ruled that a man convicted to 27 years in prison on gun charges won&#39;t be able to challenge his conviction.</div>

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Supreme Court Rules Man Can't Challenge Gun Conviction

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.