Legal Opinion
United States v. Torres
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 15, 1985No. Crim. 85-99(PG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, Chief Judge.
Present before us is a motion to dismiss the indictment.
Defendant herein has been charged with a violation to 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1), which provides:(h) It shall be unlawful for any person(1) who is under indictment for or who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
Defendant was convicted and sentenced in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico, Ponce Part, in criminal case No. G. 80-49,…
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