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United States v. Scharstein

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided January 22, 1982No. Crim. 81-21PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION and ORDER

BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

This criminal prosecution for illegally manufacturing, storing, and transporting illegal explosives was triggered when a garage in downtown Newport, Kentucky exploded without warning on April 2, 1981. Two young men were killed and some $4,000,000 of property damage occurred over a wide area of the city.

Subsequent investigation by agents of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms led them to conclude that one of the final stages of an illegal fireworks manufacturing operation, the powdering or loading phase, was being conducted in the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Rewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Frank Fiorillo, Jr., and Art KruegerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  2. Weeks Dredging & Contracting, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1986
  3. United States v. Charles Focht, an Individual, and Mark Focht, an Individual, Doing Business Under the Name Liberty IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. PetrykieviczDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1992
  5. United States v. MichaelU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1991

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