Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Torres Cruz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 1974No. 587, 588, Dockets 73-2654, 73-2655PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut convicting both appellants on a one-count indictment charging possession of unregistered firearms, “Molotov cocktails,” 1 in violation of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1970). Appellants were sentenced to terms of imprisonment of eighteen months to be suspended after the first six months.
The proceeding appealed herein was the second trial on these indictments. At the first trial the appellants were both convicted by a jury and sentenced to terms of five…
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- United States v. DavisDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
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