Legal Opinion

United States v. Steve Just

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 12, 1996No. 95-1692PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANA E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Steve Just appeals from his conviction for illegal possession and transfer of a machine-gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). On appeal he argues that the indictment failed to allege an essential element of the charged offense and that the district court1 erred in its evidentiary rulings. We affirm.

In May 1993 the Missouri State Highway Patrol received information from a confidential informant that Steve Just had a fully automatic machinegun for sale. An investigation was initiated, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) was contacted for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. McKelvey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. United States v. LucasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Maria Esperanza Hernandez-CuartasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. Russell ZanggerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. John Lee Ivy v. Stephen F. PontessoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. Cleophus Davis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Gary L. DolanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Mark WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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