Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth D. Hendrix
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 19, 1979No. 78-1493PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM Opinion.
2Per curiam
After a bench trial, appellant Hendrix was convicted of possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1977). 1 Sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation for three years. Appellant appeals contending that the search in which the shotgun was found was illegal and that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence of the seizure of the shotgun. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.
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Appellant and his wife had a violent daylong argument. He allegedly beat and threatened his wife and at one…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Hernandez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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4Cited by52 opinions
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- United States v. Maurice Whitfield, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Derrington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Welch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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