Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnnie Lawrence Goodie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1975No. 75-1603PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal from a conviction for a felon’s purchase of a gun in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. App. § 1202(a), the two issues raised by defendant concern the interstate commerce nexus and the scienter required to convict. We hold that a twenty year hiatus between interstate travel of the gun and its purchase by defendant does not make the federal act inoperable, and that the probated felon’s misunderstanding of his status under Texas law provided him no defense. We, therefore, affirm.
Defendant Goodie was charged in a two count indictment: (1) with knowingly and unlawfully…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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