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· 8/8/1996

United States v. Larry J. Copus

Citations

  • 93 F.3d 269
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 20165
  • 79 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 419
  • 1996 WL 449833

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that \the defendant’s subjective intent is relevant to determining whether a ‘combination of parts’ qualifies as a ‘destructive device’ under § 5845(f)(3).\
  • refusing to apply Dalton to invalidate a conviction for possession of silencers or the making of destructive devices
  • question of whether detonators were designed as weapons was a jury question
  • Congress’ power to tax justifies the registration and taxing provisions of the NFA
  • same for a silencer and de- structive device

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Judges: Eschbach, Coffey, Evans

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