U.S. v. CROOKER

No. 07-1964.

608 F.3d 94 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael CROOKER, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith H. Mizner, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.

Randall E. Kromm, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, GIBSON and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Michael Crooker was indicted, tried and convicted for transporting a firearm in interstate commerce as a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (2006), and sentenced to 262 months' imprisonment. The "firearm" was a device designed to muffle the sound of an airgun. The decisive issue on this appeal is whether such a silencer could, on the facts of this case, qualify as a "firearm" within the meaning of the statutory definition. Id. § 921(a...

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