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United States v. Francis

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 5, 2018No. 16-1449PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Kenneth Allen Francis guilty on three federal firearms charges-namely, two counts of making false statements to a firearms dealer, see 18 U.S.C. § 922 (a)(6) and one count of unlawful disposition of a firearm to a felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922 (d)(1). Those charges stemmed from Francis's straw purchase of two firearms for a felon working as a confidential informant (CI) with agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms *891 and Explosives (ATF). In this appeal, Francis raises three issues: (1) whether the government sufficiently proved that he disposed of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Ruiz-TerrazasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
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  5. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

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