Legal Opinion
United States v. Rossi
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 18, 1984No. Crim. 83-254-ZPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ZOBEL, District Judge.
Titles IV and VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 makes unlawful the receipt or possession of a firearm by one previously convicted of a felony. 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1), App. § 1202(a)(1). An exception is provided by 18 U.S.C.App. § 1203(2), which states that these proscriptions do not apply to “any person who has been pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of a state and has expressly been authorized by the President or such chief executive, as the case may be, to receive, possess, or transport…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Philbrook v. GlodgettSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. John Anthony OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Frank James Stevens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Clifford Ray SuttonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Pasquale Matassini, A/K/A Pat Matassini, and Robert E. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. ErwinDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1989
- Bradford v. CardozaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987