Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C. Gene GRAVENMEIR, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1997No. 96-10295PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
Gene Gravenmeir was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and of possessing a machinegun, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) & (o). Gravenmeir alleges several defects in the jury instructions, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on the § 922(o) charge, and challenges the constitutionality of both provisions as being in excess of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause.
I. Facts
While executing a search warrant at Gravenmeir’s residence in 1995, officers recovered a loaded 9mm Uzi, five Uzi magazine clips, a loaded .12 gauge…
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