Legal Opinion
United States v. Marvin Charles Parker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1978No. 77-5384PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
On April 6, 1977, a federal grand jury returned a single count indictment charging defendant Marvin Charles Parker with knowing possession of a single barrel, sawed-off shotgun which had not been registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. 26 U.S.C.A. § 5861(d). 1 At trial defendant admitted possession of the unregistered weapon, but contended that under certain emergency circumstances confronting him, his possession was legally excusable. Without objection from defendant, the trial court instructed the jury to disregard defendant’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John Perez and Arturo Moreno, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Norman Gene Sipes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. James Earl Young, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Bienvenido Mercado VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- United States v. James Harrison Barham, A/K/A Robert MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. James Thomas NolanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Lester Giles PanterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
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