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· 3/8/1943

Thompson v. McPherson

Citations

  • 318 U.S. 773
  • 63 S. Ct. 769

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding a handgun on a shelf behind the driver's seat is within reach of the driver
  • concluding a handgun on a shelf behind the driver's seat is within reach of the driver
  • affirming jury verdict that handgun on shelf behind front seat was within reach
  • affirming jury verdict that handgun in defendant's purse was within reach
  • driver of auto is armed where he has weapon on shelf in back of his seat
  • “[T]he driver of an automobile goes armed, within the meaning of section 340.-69, Stats., when he has a dangerous weapon within reach on a shelf in back of his seat.”

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