Legal Opinion
United States v. Ted E. Oakes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1977No. 76-1438PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the district court for the District of Kansas of knowingly possessing an unregistered machine gun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). The gun was purchased from appellant by an undercover agent for the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms section of the United States Treasury Department. The agent posed as a firearms dealer who was supplying weapons to domestic political groups. Appellant met with the agent, usually at appellant’s home, on numerous occasions, the two often spending hours discussing guns and politics. There is no question that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Toney Gomes, Jr. v. Ellen L. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- United States v. Michael A. Griley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Raymond Rybar, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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