Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 07-2381. Attorney(S) Martin Joseph McLaughlin, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Robert L. Teig, U.S. Attorney's Office, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellee. John P. Messina, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Des Moines, IA, Jane Kelly, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellant. Dana Reth, Cedar Rapids, IA, pro se. Judges Kermit Edward Bye John R. Gibson Michael Joseph Melloy Acts Crimes And Criminal Procedure — Firearms — Crimes — Unlawful Acts See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dana RETH, Appellant. [UNPUBLISHED] PER CURIAM. Dana Reth was indicted in the Northern District of Iowa on a charge of possession of a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He moved to dismiss the charge on the ground that he was not a "convicted" felon on the date he possessed the firearms in question because he had received a deferred judgment from the state on the predicate felony offense. The district court denied the motion to dismiss, finding under Iowa law the deferred judgment did count as a conviction for purposes of § 922(g)(1). The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. Reth entered a conditional plea of guilty, and was sentenced to fifteen months of imprisonment. Reth appeals, renewing his claim that his deferred judgment was not a "conviction" sufficient to disable his right to possess firearms under Iowa law. He requested we certify the question to the Iowa Supreme Court. After careful de novo review, we conclude denial was proper for the reasons stated in the well-reasoned opinion of the district court. Accordingly, we decline certification and affirm the decision of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.