Legal Opinion
United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1982No. 81-1055PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment ordering forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 924(d) of 80 firearms seized from the home of Patrick Mulcahey, who was alleged to have been a dealer in firearms without a license. 511 F.Supp. 133. Mulcahey had previously been indicted for unlawfully and knowingly engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1). Finding that Mulcahey’s acquittal on the criminal charge is a bar to the forfeiture, we reverse.
On January 20, 1977, an assortment1 of firearms was seized by agents of the Bureau of…
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