Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert L. Gamboa
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1976No. 76-2881PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant-defendant, Robert L. Gamboa, seeks a remand of this case to the district court for resentencing. He contends that his sentences of ten years for seven counts of possession of unregistered firearms without serial numbers and of five years for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony are improper.
On December 30, 1975, the defendant’s car exploded outside Jack’s Ice House in San Antonio, Texas. Police and firemen arrived to discover the defendant, wearing rubber gloves, sitting in his car engulfed in flames. Police officers ascertained that the cause of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Richard J. FronteroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Eliseo Espinoza, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Troy Becker, James Cockrell, Kyle G. Bretz and James McCollom DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Edward Lee BeanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. John Bolton ArringtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Everett DenoyerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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