Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthur Edward Williamson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1977No. 76-1507PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant, Arthur Edward Williamson, was indicted for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1), and following a jury trial, he was convicted. A petition was filed by the United States alleging that Williamson was a “Dangerous Special Offender” under 18 U.S.C. § 3575, and the district court, agreeing, sentenced defendant to eight years in prison instead of the maximum of two years he could have received absent the § 3575 proceedings.
On appeal, defendant challenges both the firearms conviction and the sentencing treatment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gary Bowdach, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Joseph J. NearyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Schall v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Ira Silverman (90-3205) Morris G. Woodard (90-5816) and Gary Caton (90-5733/91-6506)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Nicholas Anthony MocciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. George Tom Darby, Constantine Yamanis, Vincent Calise, and Michael YamanisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. FaticoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
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