Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvin Scott Corey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 28, 2000No. 98-1893PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Alvin Scott Corey seeks to set aside his conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, on the ground that the district court abused its discretion in admitting expert testimony that the gun Corey purchased had traveled in interstate commerce. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
In September 1997, an Easterfield model 916-A 12-gauge pump shotgun, manufactured by Smith and Wesson, was seized from Corey’s Maine residence by officers of the Somerset County Sheriffs Department. In due course, Corey, a convicted felon, was indicted for possessing a firearm which had traveled in…
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