Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Wayne Mostad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1973No. 73-1208PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Howard Wayne Mos-tad, was convicted on two counts of violating that provision of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which prohibits possession of a firearm by one who has previously been convicted of a felony. 1 He was sentenced to two years on each count; the sentences to run consecutively.
Mostad contends that “it is fundamentally unfair under historical and prevailing notions of due process of law” to apply the prohibition of this statute to him under the circumstances revealed by the record in this case.
Mostad was convicted in a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frank James Stevens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Dale Einar SynnesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Hayden Thopless CrowCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- The United States v. Anthony Frank MancinoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Earthia B. WileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Glen Stewart FryerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Charles Michael PottsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- The United States v. Jack PowellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Gerald Ray BergemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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