Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Ross, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1972No. 71-3325PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of violating 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871, provisions of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Section 5861(d) prohibits one’s possessing a firearm not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. “Firearm” is defined in § 5845(a) to mean “a destructive device.” Ross’ conviction rests on possession of two crude incendiary devices commonly known as Molotov cocktails. 1
Defendant makes three contentions: (1) that a Molotov cocktail is not a “destructive device” as that term is defined in § 5845(f), and…
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