Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricky Darvin Martin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1984No. 83-1017PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Little is disputed in this criminal appeal. Both parties agree that one of the defendant’s two convictions on firearm charges must be vacated. The only question is whether the receipt conviction, 18 U.S.C. § 922(h), or the possession conviction, 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a), should stand. Holding that the answer to this question is committed to the sound discretion of the district court, we remand the case to the district court to vacate either conviction.
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On September 16, 1982, the defendant, a previously convicted felon, was seen carrying a rifle down Lafayette Street in…
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