Legal Opinion
United States v. Rios
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 11, 1956No. Crim. 7213PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.
The defendant herein was indicted for violation of Title 15, U.S.C.A., § 902(e), which provides as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person who is under indictment or who has been convicted of a crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice to ship, transport, or cause to be shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm or ammunition.”
Section 901(2) of said Title defines interstate or foreign commerce, for the purposes of the chapter thus: “The term ‘interstate or foreign commerce’ means commerce between any State, Territory or…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Downes v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Helvering v. Stockholms Enskilda BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Balzac v. Porto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Burlington Air Express, Inc. v. Municipio de CarolinaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2001
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