Legal Opinion
United States v. Wiggins
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 7, 1999No. Crim.A. 2:95CR92PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DOUMAR, District Judge.
The Petitioner, John Shriver Wiggins, moves this Court to bypass the Secretary of Treasury and act on his request under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) for relief from his Federal firearms disabilities imposed by 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In the alternative, Wiggins moves this Court to order or com pel the Secretary of Treasury to act on his request for relief under § 925(c). For the reasons set forth below, Wiggins’ motion is DENIED.
I Background
On June 6,-1995, Wiggins was charged in a single count criminal information with knowing and unlawful possession and transfer of a…
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