Legal Opinion
William Ernest Frye v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1963No. 18145PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.
Frye appeals from his conviction, following a trial by the court, under a one-count indictment which charged that he and one Barr had in their possession a 12-gauge shot gun with an 8-inch barrel, a firearm as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5848, which had not been registered with the Director, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Washington, D. C. The offense is a violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5851. Barr was acquitted by the court.
Frye makes two contentions:
1. That the evidence against him was obtained as a result of an unreasonable search and seizure, and
2. That section 5851 is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Charles Benton Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- United States v. Alexander Manuel MallidesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Norman Gene Sipes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
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