Legal Opinion
United States v. John Dwyer and John Dobranski
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 26, 1976No. 1124, 1255 Dockets 76-1108, 76-1254PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
On December 23, 1975, following a seven day jury trial before Judge Kevin T. Duffy in the Southern District of New York, appellants were found guilty of transferring firearms in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5811, 5812, 5861(e), possessing firearms in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) and conspiring to violate the aforementioned laws. Because we believe that the trial judge’s exclusion of evidence critical to appellant Dwyer’s defense constituted an abuse of discretion under Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Norman ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Charles FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Emslie Leander Moore, United States of America v. Floyd Moore, United States of America v. Pieter Cornelis PannekoekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Garnell S. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Russell Charles CurrierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by48 opinions
- United States v. Cecil RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Benjamin JamilCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Carson v. FineWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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