Legal Opinion
United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1982No. 81-1055PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge.
An action for forfeiture was brought by the United States of America against 89 (originally 92) firearms it seized under a search warrant of the premises of Patrick M. Muleahey. Paragraph 6 of the complaint seeking forfeiture alleges:
That said firearms were had and possessed and used and intended to be used on January 20,1977, and prior thereto by Patrick M. Muleahey in Richland County, South Carolina, in violation of the laws of the United States by engaging in the business of a dealer in firearms and ammunition without the said Patrick M. Muleahey having first applied…
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- Coffey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Stone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. One (1) 1969 Buick Riviera Automobile Serial No. 69-49487 Euc 187877Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 FirearmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982