United States First Circuit

Conviction for making a false statement to a firearms dealer during an attempt to purchase a firearm is affirmed over defendant's argument that a jury instruction was improper because it permitted the jury to convict him without proof that he made the false statement with the intention to deceive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2007
• Published 12/06/2007

Judges

• BARBADORO, District Judge., Before LYNCH AND LIPEZ, Circuit Judges and BARBADORO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald W. Bourget, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Attorney's Office, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief for the appellee.