· 3/23/2015
Burchell v. United States
Citations
- 135 S. Ct. 1575
- 191 L. Ed. 2d 657
- 83 U.S.L.W. 3743
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 2117
How courts have described this case
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- noting the dicta in the Castillo decision, but nonetheless finding that the jury should have been instructed on the \lesser offense\ of unlawful possession under 2253(a)
- conviction for unlawful possession of firearm during commission of a crime of violence upheld even though defendant was acquitted on accompanying assault charges, where evidence supported finding of guilt on an uncharged offense
- Referring to offense as \simple possession of an unlicensed firearm\
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