· 5/10/1972
James Cody v. United States
Citations
- 460 F.2d 34
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 9651
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- holding that § 922(a)(6) does not contravene the Commerce Clause, the Second Amendment right to bear arms, or equal protection of the law; nor is it invalid as a bill of attainder or as an ex post facto law
- Where Rule 11 was not complied with, the defendant was entitled to plead anew, even when he sought to withdraw his plea only after sentencing, without need of showing “manifest injustice.”
- the guarantee of the Second Amendment extends only to use related to the preservation of the militia
- the guarantee of the Second Amendment extends only to use related to the preservation of the militia
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Judges: Gibson, Bright, Ross
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