· 9/27/1991
United States v. Arthur David Bruder
Citations
- 945 F.2d 167
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 22457
- 1991 WL 189641
How courts have described this case
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- focusing on the harm produced by the offenses and determining that for the two offenses (possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of an unregistered firearm), the harm to society was unitary
- firearms offense are closely intertwined; because a felon cannot register a firearm he necessarily violates the registration statute, resulting in a unitary harm to society
- where the harm to society is unitary, offenses should be grouped
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Judges: Ripple, Flaum, Wood, Coffey, Manion, Kanne
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