Legal Opinion
United States v. Douglas Blackburn
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1991No. 90-5538PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Blackburn appeals the sentence imposed pursuant to his conviction for possession of an unregistered destructive device, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), 5871, We vacate the sentence and remand for resen-tencing.
I
In the course of a reverse sting operation, Blackburn was approached by a federal agent who asked whether he might be interested in purchasing weapons or hand grenades. Blackburn indicated that he was interested in grenades, and he later told the agent that he was acting as a middleman for a Mr. Smith. The two also discussed using a grenade to…
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- United States v. DavisDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
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