Legal Opinion
United States v. James A. Womack
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1981No. 80-7796PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
James A. Womack appeals from his conviction, after trial by jury, on six counts of knowingly engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license in violation of - 18 U.S.C.A. § 842(a)(1). 1 The explosive materials manufactured by Womack were M-80’s, which have the general appearance of oversized firecrackers and are 50 to 75 times more powerful than legally salable firecrackers, according to the evidence presented by the Government.
Womack advances on appeal several grounds of error. First, he asserts that 18 U.S.C.A. § 841, 2…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- United States v. Robert Irving Eyster, A/K/A Bobby, Jack Leroy MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Samuel B. Hewitt and Bobby Gene ChesserCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Robert Covelli, David Frederick and Darwin MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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