Legal Opinion
United States v. Harold E. Staples
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1992No. 91-5033PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Harold E. Staples, III, appeals from his conviction on one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered machinegun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d), and 5871. Staples contends that the district court erred: (1) by failing to instruct the jury that scienter is an element of unlawful possession under 26 U.S.C. § 5861; (2) by excluding certain documentary evidence under Fed.R.Evid. 401; and (3) by refusing to submit to the jury his proffered instruction on the word “automatically” as it is used in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b). On its own motion, the court…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. Robert A. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- United States v. William Louis McCollomCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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