Legal Opinion
United States v. Reza Sedigh and William D. Brooks, Defendants-Apellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1981No. 80-3822PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Reza Sedigh and William Brooks were convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 371 for conspiring to possess unregistered firearms in violation of sections 5812(b) and 5861(b) of the Gun Control Act of 1968, 26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq. (1980). The convictions resulted from an undercover investigation by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), who posed as gun dealers offering to sell to appellants a large number of rifles, automatic weapons, and silencers. 1 These firearms were not registered as required by section 5812(a) of the Act. Appellants,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Ernest A. WinkleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Thomas Joseph Chiantese and John Joseph CerrellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Fred K. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. Edward Ruben Sotelo, Ernesto Castro Quintana, Henry Arguijo, Gary Artiaga, Lawrence Anthony Flores, and Joe Angelo Sotelo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. S. Sam CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Emanuel Barshov and James E. RossCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. William TarpleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. BrantleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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