U.S. v. Richardson, No. 94-5193 (10th Cir.) (86 F.3d 1537) (June 6, 1996) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
Loaded on July 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
July 29, 1996
Filed under:
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Possession or Use of Firearms.
Although the Court affirmed the conviction in this case, it held that to prove a defendant "used" a gun during and in relation to the underlying crime, it must prove that he "intended" that the weapon would be available for use during the crime.
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Taghizadeh, No. 95-50222 (9th Cir.) (87 F.3d 287) (June 26, 1996) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)
- U.S. v. Sims, No. 96-1068 (7th Cir.) (144 F.3d 1082) (May 22, 1998) (Judge Diane P. Wood)
- Tress v. U.S., No. 95-3229 (7th Cir.) (87 F.3d 188) (June 14, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Richardson, No. 94-5193 (10th Cir.) (86 F.3d 1537) (June 6, 1996) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
- U.S. v. Allison, No. 95-10289 (9th Cir.) (86 F.3d 940) (June 24, 1996) (Judge Melvin Brunetti)
- U.S. v. Lagasse, No. 95-2109 (1st Cir.) (87 F.3d 18) (June 25, 1996) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)
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