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United States v. Corey A. Moore

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 11, 1996No. 95-3169PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Corey Moore was convicted of possession of an unregistered sawed-off rifle, in violation of the National Firearms Act (“Act”), 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1994). 1 Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to conclude that he had the requisite mens rea under § 5861(d).

We hold that there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction. Although there is some disagreement among the circuits over the mens rea requirement of § 5861(d) in cases involving sawed-off weapons — ie., whether it requires that appellant knew that the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  4. United States v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Marvin Edward MainsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Opio MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. Mesa RithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Richard Paul Spinner, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Clark, Andre P.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Willie C. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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