Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert F. Lippman

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 27, 2004No. 03-3275PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Robert F. Lippman was convicted by a jury of possession of a firearm by an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). After granting a downward departure, the district court1 sentenced Lippman to eight months imprisonment. On his appeal, Lippman argues that the district court should have given two jury instructions he requested and that § 922(g)(8) is unconstitutional. We affirm.

Lippman and Edward Johannesen attempted to drive into Canada from Portal, North Dakota shortly after midnight on May 3, 2002, but they…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. United States v. EmersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. William Maurice SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Carlton E. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Harvey Lloyd NapierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Emerson v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  2. United States v. Edward E. Bordeaux, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. CocciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. FincherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. Malonga v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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