United States v. Richard M. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Richard M. Mitchell appeals his conviction of importing merchandise contrary to law in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 546 (West 1976). He principally argues that the “contrary to law” provision of § 545 embraces only violations of other acts of Congress, not administrative regulations. In the alternative, he maintains that his felony conviction under § 545 cannot be predicated on administrative regulations for which…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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