Legal Opinion
United States v. Wayne Shelby Simmons
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1985No. 84-5347PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1457K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Wayne Shelby Simmons appeals his jury convictions on two counts of possessing firearms after being previously convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(l)j.1 Finding this appeal to be without merit, we affirm.
I
The undisputed evidence shows that on March 14, 1983, Simmons, who two and one-half years earlier had been convicted of a felony in the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, Maryland, sold a Smith and Wesson pistol to a licensed firearms and sporting goods business in Silver Spring, Maryland. The evidence further shows that on January 8,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
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