United States Fourth Circuit

In appeal of convictions for two firearm offenses, judgment is affirmed, where the district court: 1) properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss both charges of the indictment where the identity of the actual purchaser of a firearm is always material to the lawfulness of a firearm acquisition under 18 USC section 922(a)(6), and defendant made a false and fictitious statement to the licensed dealer when he answered "Yes" to question 11.a. on the ATF Form 4473, assuring the dealer that he was the actual buyer; and 2) properly denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence where the search warrant was supported by probable cause and seizure of the receipt was not unconstitutional.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2013
• Published 01/23/2013

Judges

• KING

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

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