Legal Opinion
United States v. Tom Willie Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1971No. 30743_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871. Appellant, Tom Willie Williams, raises several legal issues on appeal, all of which have been previously considered by the Supreme Court or this Court and have been found to be without merit.
Appellant first contends that the statutes under which he is charged are violative of his right to bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution. This identical question was answered adversely to appellant’s contention in…
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- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by26 opinions
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