Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas J. Ruffin, United States of America v. Ralph S. Ruffin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1974No. 73-1379, 73-1380PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants T. J. Ruffin and Ralph Ruffin were convicted on separate counts of receiving and concealing firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h) and (j). 1 Ralph Ruffin received concurrent terms of three years’ imprisonment on each count. T. J. Ruffin was sentenced to concurrent terms of four years’ imprisonment on each count.
Defendants on appeal contend that the evidence failed to establish the necessary-nexus with interstate commerce. We agree and reverse the convictions. 2
On February 23, 1972, defendants were stopped by police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, driving…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. James P. CravenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Sam Schwachter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Barrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Cyrus R. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Charles A. KarlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Samuel E. Haley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Ronald Gene HonakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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