Legal Opinion

United States v. Soto

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 19, 2008No. 07-2643PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

In November 2006, a jury found Tony Soto guilty of four counts of aiding and abetting his girlfriend, Theresa Brown, in making false statements to a federal firearms licensee in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A) & § 2. Soto appeals his conviction. We will affirm.

I

Fred Delia owns and operates a gun shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has a federal firearms license. When a person buys a gun at his store, he is required to fill out a 4473 form. On the form, Question 12A asks the person purchasing the gun who is the “actual buyer” of the firearm. Specifically,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United States v. John VoigtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Michael DentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  4. 71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 596, 68 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,234 Margaret Gares v. Willingboro Township Willingboro Township Council Willingboro Township Police Dept. Gary Owens, Willingboro TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Dixon, John P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. PetersenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. ReeveyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. NestorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. MercadoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Mala ShortyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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