Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter Richard Smith, A/K/A Bobby Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1979No. 78-5167PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
On June 14, 1977 a federal magistrate in the Middle District of Alabama issued a search warrant authorizing the search of appellant’s residence in Phenix City, Alabama, on a finding that there was probable cause to believe that gambling records and paraphernalia were concealed on the premises. The warrant was executed on June 16, 1977, by federal agents. During the search a substantial number of firearms were found.
More than four years before the search Smith had been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371, a felony. Title 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) proscribes the receipt,…
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3Cited by77 opinions
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