Legal Opinion

United States v. Baird

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 5, 2013No. 12-1565PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

On September 3, 2008, Jeffrey Baird purchased a stolen handgun from Michael Hatch. Two days later, Baird returned the gun to Hatch in exchange for the money he had paid. Based on the brief time he possessed the weapon, Baird was indicted and convicted of one count of possession of a stolen firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(j) (2006). He was sentenced to a $100 special assessment, a jail term of one month, and a two year term of supervised release that he is still serving. Baird appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court erred when it refused to give the jury an…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Barrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. MarinoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Felix RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by33 opinions

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