Legal Opinion
United States v. Tucker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1974No. 74-2225PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant’s assertion that 18 U. S.C. App. § 1202(a), prohibiting a convicted felon from receipt of a firearm-which has traveled in interstate commerce, does not apply to him, is without merit. He had three prior .convictions for conspiracy to violate Internal Revenue Liquor Laws (then 18 U.S.C. § 88, now 18 U.S.C. § 371), actual violation (26 U.S.C. § 5174), and possession of an illegal distillery (26 U.S.C. § 5601), all felonies. 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(c)(2) defines a felony as:
an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but does not include any offense . classified…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. Ollie Herman Lincoln, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. William Prentis TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. William Prentis Tucker, No. 74-2225 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, PartiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974