Legal Opinion

The United States v. Jack Powell

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1975No. 74-1922PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM'.

Jack Powell was charged in a three-count indictment of (1) engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1), 924(a) and 2; (2) receiving and possessing firearms having previously been convicted of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202; and (3) receiving and possessing firearms stolen from an interstate shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 659 and 2. After a jury trial he was convicted of the first two counts and acquitted of the third.

In this appeal Powell challenges the sufficiency of the evidence underlying the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. United States v. Gilbert Lee GrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Elmer CummingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. United States v. John J. Ruisi and Dorothy C. KornCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. United States v. Sterling Blake Davis, Sr., and William McCoy Hill, A/K/A Mike HillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Saadiq v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  3. United States v. Michael Paul UdofotCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. William Michael ShahaneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Ray J. Beran and Andrew Kaminski, A/K/A Andrew M. KaminskiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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