Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwing Morales
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2012No. 11-5505PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Edwing Roñal Morales appeals his convictions for two counts of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm from a federally licensed dealer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6), following a jury trial. He raises three issues on appeal. First, Morales argues that the district court erred in denying his Rule 29(a) motion for judgments of acquittal. Specifically, he argues that his misrepresentations as to the identity of the actual purchaser of the firearms, arising out of attempted straw purchases on behalf of his friend Julio Cesar…
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