Legal Opinion

United States v. Bruce Wayne Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 4, 1983No. 82-1222PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Wayne Johnson appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for post conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Johnson was convicted of three federal firearm offenses: possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1); possession of a twelve gauge, unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871; and pos session of the same twelve gauge shotgun without serial numbers in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5842, 5861(i) and 5871. Johnson alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Byars v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. Washington v. ChrismanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. BruzzeseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
  2. United States v. Ralph H. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. United States of America v. Donald Albin BlomCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. State v. RuscoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. Francis Vern Kellogg v. David Scurr, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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