Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen A. Pearson and John Petracelli
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1984No. 83-5161PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATKINS, District Judge:
Appellants John Petracelli and Stephen A. Pearson were convicted of violating the federal firearms statutes, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), (i). Petracelli was charged with one count of possessing an unregistered silencer and with one count of possessing a silencer not identified by a serial number. Pearson was charged with one count of possessing an unregistered rifle, one count of possessing an unregistered silencer and one count of possessing a silencer not identified by a serial number. Appellants were convicted on all five counts and were sentenced to a concurrent term of…
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