Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy Ray McCrary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1981No. 80-7049PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. SCOTT, District Judge:
Appellant Billy Ray McCrary was charged in an 11-count indictment with federal firearms violations. Counts I and II charged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1), which makes it a crime for a convicted felon to receive any firearm that has moved in interstate commerce.1 Counts III through XI charged violations of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1), which makes it a crime for a convicted felon to receive, possess, or transport any firearm that has moved in interstate commerce.2
*325The charges stemmed from the seizure on August 17,1979, of 15 long-guns (i. e. rifles and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Colorado v. SpringSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. KopitukCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- People v. BoydeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. FalbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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