Legal Opinion
United States v. William M. Hodges
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1980No. 79-4057PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted in the United States Court for the Northern District of Texas on two firearms charges: possession of a revolver (count one) in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1) 1 and receipt of a shotgun (count two) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1). 2 The district court sentenced him to serve consecutively two years on the first count and three and one-half years on the second. We agree with appellant’s contention that this imposition of consecutive sentences unlawfully exceeded the maximum punishment prescribed by Congress for the offense…
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3Cited by60 opinions
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