Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael J. Weatherford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1973No. 72-1080 to 72-1082PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were indicted, tried by a jury and convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits the transportation of firearms or ammunition in interstate commerce by persons who have been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Prior to the commission of the offenses here under scrutiny, each of the appellants had been convicted in the state courts in Indiana of at least one felony falling within the purview of the statute.
BACKGROUND
On the morning of October 29, 1970, in West Lafayette, Indiana, a deputy sheriff…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. Three Winchester 30-30 Caliber Lever Action Carbines, Etc., and Edgar Allen Tucker, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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