Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Hosford
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2016No. 15-4284PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge DIAZ joined.
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
In 2013, Mr. Samuel Hosford was indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922 for unlicensed dealing in firearms and conspiracy to deal firearms without a license. He moved to dismiss the indictment on constitutional grounds. Specifically, he argued that the indictment violated his Second Amendment right to engage in intrastate firearm sales between non-prohibited persons; the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment for vagueness; and the Commerce Clause. The district…
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