Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven Scott Knutson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1997No. 96-10768PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
In this appeal we must revisit the question whether Congress’s enactment of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), criminalizing the transfer or possession of a machinegun that was not already lawfully possessed before May 19, 1986, exceeds the limit of its power under the Com merce Clause. 1 Every other circuit that has considered this issue has upheld § 922(o) as a rational exercise of that power, albeit for differing reasons. 2 Today, we join those circuits in affirming the constitutionality of § 922(o).
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Appellant Steven Scott Knutson was arrested on July 28, 1995, and charged with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. Raymond Rybar, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Wilbur HaleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. John W. KenneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Clark v. BoscherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Groome Resources Ltd, Llc, United States of America, Intervenor v. Parish of JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Jose Gerardo Mendoza-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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