Legal Opinion
Velazquez v. Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1947No. 3399PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus.
Velazquez1 was convicted, in the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, on four counts of an indictment charging violations of § 2 of the Federal Firearms Act,2 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-909. Section 2 reads in part as follows:
“(e) It shall be unlawful for any person who * * * has been convicted of a crime of violence * * * to ship, transport, or cause to be shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm or ammunition.
“(f) It shall be unlawful for any person' who has been…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. OlsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Keller v. Potomac Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Loeb v. Columbia Township TrusteesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Selective Life Insurance v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesArizona Supreme Court · 1967
- Gavett v. AlexanderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- United States v. ThoresenDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1967
- United States v. KellyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1956