Legal Opinion
United States v. Shaw
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 29, 2012No. 09-2669PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted the defendant, Hazen Shaw, on one count of possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun in violation of the National Firearms Act. 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871. At trial, he moved for a judgment of acquittal, Fed. R.Crim.P. 29, contending that the Government failed to present sufficient evidence that he knew the shotgun’s barrel was shorter than 18 inches, the statutory characteristic subjecting the weapon to the Act. See 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a). The trial court denied the motion, and Shaw now appeals his conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
The question on appeal is…
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