Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert H. Blanton, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1973No. 72-3348PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted of possessing and transporting a silencer for a firearm in interstate commerce in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 5845(a), (i) and (j), and 5861(d). He also was charged with carrying a semi-automatic pistol equipped so as to use the silencer and a telescopic site but this charge was dismissed along with another not relevant here.
The single assignment of error is based on the denial of a motion to suppress the silencer as having been discovered by an illegal search and seizure.
Appellant’s bag was found in the unsupervised public baggage area at the Baton…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Melvin Corngold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Samuel Gold, Howard Guy Halbett, John Frank Fusco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Harry S. Barnes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Wolf Low v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Eddie Pearl Clayton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by35 opinions
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- Alan McSurely and Margaret McSurely v. John J. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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