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U.S. v. Kahoe, No. 96-7215 (4th Cir.) (134 F.3d 1230) (January 28, 1998) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

Article • March 1, 1998 • from P&J March, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Kahoe, No. 96-7215 (4th Cir.) (134 F.3d 1230) (January 28, 1998) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by The gun activists often claim that the Government lives in abject fear of anyone (except, of course, Government employees) possessing guns - because an armed citizenry poses a threat to its …

U.S. v. Kahoe, No. 96-7215 (4th Cir.) (134 F.3d 1230) (January 28, 1998) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

Article • March 1, 1998 • from P&J March, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Kahoe, No. 96-7215 (4th Cir.) (134 F.3d 1230) (January 28, 1998) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by

U.S. v. Wyatt, No. 95-3490 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 241) (December 3, 1996) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)

Article • January 1, 1997 • from P&J January, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Wyatt, No. 95-3490 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 241) (December 3, 1996) (Judge Walter J. Cummings) by Court held that revocation of defendant's supervised release based on possession of firearms did not, on double jeopardy grounds, bar subsequent prosecution for being a felon in possession of firearms.

U.S. v. Sanders, No. 95-3759 (6th Cir.) (97 F.3d 856) (October 9, 1996) (Judge Damon J. Keith)

Article • November 1, 1996 • from P&J November, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Sanders, No. 95-3759 (6th Cir.) (97 F.3d 856) (October 9, 1996) (Judge Damon J. Keith) by Court rejected defendant's claim that Congress exceeded its powers under the Commerce Clause when it enacted 18 USC § 922(g).

U.S. v. Polanco, No. 95-50341 (9th Cir.) (93 F.3d 555) (August 15, 1996) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)

Article • September 1, 1996 • from P&J September, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Polanco, No. 95-50341 (9th Cir.) (93 F.3d 555) (August 15, 1996) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins) by Case held that 18 USC § 922(c) was constitutional as a valid exercise of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.

U.S. v. Langley, No. 93-5219 (4th Cir.) (62 F.3d 602) (August 14, 1995) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Felon in Possession Statute

U.S. v. Langley, No. 93-5219 (4th Cir.) (62 F.3d 602) (August 14, 1995) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton) by Here the en banc Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is not a strict liability crime and it made clear that a felon's possession of a firearm must be both voluntary …