Legal Opinion
Frank James Stevens v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1971No. 20488PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Two questions are presented on this appeal: (1) Is possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony a violation of federal criminal law when the indictment does not charge and the evidence does not establish that the firearm was in commerce or affected commerce? (2) If so, did Congress have the power to enact such a statute? We answer both questions in the affirmative and uphold the conviction of Frank James Stevens for violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) (1).
This statute, which was enacted as a part of Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and…
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