Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Joseph Ressler, United States of America v. Danny Franklin Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1976No. 75-1857, 75-1875PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
These two appeals from convictions under 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1) 1 for the receipt, possession or transport in commerce of firearms by a felon present two principal issues: the legality of a search initiated by a deceptive entry into the suspects’ home and the propriety of jury instructions regarding the interstate commerce nexus required for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1).
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In early March, 1975, Special Agent Raymond Lewis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury, received information that Clarence Ressler and an…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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