Legal Opinion
United States v. Marzzarella
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 29, 2010No. 09-3185PublishedCited by 341 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a single issue, whether Defendant Michael Marzzarella’s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) for possession of a handgun with an obliterated serial number violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. We hold it does not and accordingly will affirm the conviction.
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In April 2006, the Pennsylvania State Police were notified by a confidential informant that Marzzarella was involved in the sale of stolen handguns. On April 25, the confidential informant arranged a purchase of handguns from Marzzarella. The next day, State…
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