Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 8, 1971No. Cr. 4277-CDPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge.
Melvin Carl Smith was found guilty in this court of two counts involving unlawful possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C., App. § 1202(a) (possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony). He was sentenced to two years in prison on each of the two counts, to begin and run consecutively. Defendant appealed his conviction on October 31,1969.
While the appeal was pending, the government disclosed to the Court of Appeals that it had searched its files and discovered that the defendant had participated in conversations which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by39 opinions
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