Legal Opinion

United States v. William Erness Thoresen, United States of America v. Louise Banich Thoresen

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1970No. 24433_1PublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

William E. Thoresen III (Thoresen), and his wife, Louise B. Thoresen, appeal separately from their convictions, after a joint non-jury trial, of 1967 violations of section 2(e) of the Federal Firearms Act.1 Section 2(e) read as follows:

“(e) It shall be unlawful for any person who is under indictment or who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or who is a fugutive [sic] from justice to ship, transport, or cause to be shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm or ammunition.”

Thoresen was convicted…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. United States v. James P. CravenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
  3. James Edward Kennedy v. Harold J. Cardwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
  4. United States v. NarcisoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
  5. United States v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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