Legal Opinion
United States v. William F. Powers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1978No. 77-1796PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant William F. Powers challenges his four count conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1) and 924(a). Powers, a previously convicted felon under Missouri law, was charged with the unlawful receipt of firearms which had been transported in interstate commerce. Powers raises a multitude of issues, seventeen in all, one of which we find merits an alteration of the judgment of conviction. 1 Accordingly, we affirm as to counts one and two, and order that counts three and four be dismissed.
Under count one Powers was charged with the unlawful receipt of one Revelation…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Scarborough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Barrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. Michael A. Pelusio, Thomas A. PelusioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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