Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Douglas Breier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1987No. 86-5140PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Donald Breier appeals from his conviction of five violations of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1), unlicensed dealing in firearms. Breier argues that the recently-enacted Firearms Owners’ Protection Act should apply retroactively to his case, thereby warranting a new trial. Because we find that the federal savings clause, 1 U.S.C. § 109, mandates non-retroactivity, we affirm the judgment of conviction.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Donald Breier owns a design telecommunications system company, and has a keen interest in firearms. Beginning sometime in the summer of 1984, Breier began…
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