Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Glynn Chambers

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 21, 1991No. 90-8061PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Robert Glynn Chambers (Chambers) appeals his conviction for knowingly making a false statement when acquiring a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) and for receipt of a firearm while under felony indictment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(n). When purchasing a firearm on August 12, 1987, Chambers represented on the firearms transaction record that he was not then under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. In fact, there was then pending against Chambers a Texas indictment, which had been returned…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. EmersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Richard HicksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Purvis Ray Cartwright and Purvis Jerome PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Claude Harris AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Victor Arditti, United States of America v. Guillermo AvilaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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