Legal Opinion

James Toler v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 20, 2018No. 17-CF-291PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steadman, Senior Judge:

Appealing his convictions for several firearm offenses, appellant James Toler argues that (1) all his convictions must be reversed because he was required to reveal his social security number without a prior Miranda 1 warning, and (2) his convictions for possession of unregistered firearms must be reversed because the government failed to prove as an element of the offense that the firearms were not "antique" firearms. We disagree and therefore affirm the judgment.

I. Factual Background

On August 18, 2016, around 5:30 p.m., members of the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU) of the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  2. Pennsylvania v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. United States v. Thomas RoyalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. Harold F. Mayo, Jr. And Mark A. McGarghanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  5. Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999

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