Legal Opinion
United States v. Spoerke
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 2009No. 08-12910PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The main issue presented by this appeal is whether a homemade explosive device made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe, which the defendant described as a “pipe bomb” that could propel shrapnel and admitted was both illegal and dangerous, is a “destructive device” under the National Firearms Act. 26 U.S.C. §§ 5801 et seq. We conclude that it is. Aaron Spoerke was convicted of charges related to the making and possession of unregistered destructive devices after pipe bombs he made were discovered during a traffic stop and later search of the apartment where he lived. Spoerke…
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