Legal Opinion
United States v. Bennie Graves
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1977No. 75-2015PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
At stake in the present appeal is the vitality of several key provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968,1 a statutory program which restricts the right to bear arms of convicted felons and other persons of dangerous propensities.2
*67Two principal issues pertaining to the Act confront the Court., First, we must determine whether Congress contemplated the use of an outstanding criminal conviction as a predicate for a firearms violation where the defendant questions the constitutionality of the prior conviction but failed to challenge it prior to the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. United States of America, United States of America v. Wayne Ernest BarkerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. WanderCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Raymond Rybar, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Hickman v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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