Legal Opinion

United States v. McMahon

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 26, 1996No. 95-5169PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Peter J. McMahon appeals his conviction and sentencing, after a jury trial, on charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition after a previous felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(e)(1), and possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). The district court sentenced him under the Armed Career Criminal Act with a sixty-month consecutive sentence on the § 924(c)(1) charge.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the § 924(c)(1) conviction should be reversed and the charge dismissed under…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. United States v. Janus Industries, Doing Business as Acapulco Smoke Shop, and James B. JanusCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Winona ChimalCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Billy W. HillCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. OberleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Michele FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. CantuCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003

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