Legal Opinion
Willie C. Collins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1961No. 18668_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Collins was found guilty under an indictment which charged that he “did knowingly and wilfully possess a firearm, to wit, a double barrel shotgun having a barrel less than 18 inches in length, without having registered with the Secretary of the Treasury, or his authorized representative, the number and other marks identifying such a firearm, together with his name, address and place where said firearm is usually kept; all in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5841, 5861.” [See also the definitions in the same chapter under Section 5848, subdivisions (1) and (4).] He was sentenced to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by33 opinions
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