Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis J. Francisco
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1978No. 77-1316PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction after a jury trial for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h). As applicable here, that section makes it unlawful for a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year “to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate . . . commerce.”
The questions on appeal relate to pre-in-dictment delay and the time-frame within which appellant must be shown to have received the firearm to sustain his conviction.
It is undisputed that defendant-appellant, Lewis J.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. James P. CravenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. SomersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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