Legal Opinion

United States v. Musso

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 25, 2019No. 18-1260PPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the district court's pretrial dismissal of four charges of violations of the National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq. , brought against Daniel Musso. Musso bought four military M67 fragmentation grenades from an FBI agent during an undercover sting operation. The FBI had obtained the grenades used in the sting from the U.S. Marine Corps. M67 grenades are issued to Marines for combat. Before the sale to Musso, the FBI had replaced each grenade's original, operable fuze with an identical but inoperable one. The district court agreed…

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