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UNITED STATES v. GREEN

No. 76-1445.

544 F.2d 746 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Paul R. GREEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Cummings, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., N. George Metcalf, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Richard Cullen, Richmond, Va., on brief for appellee.

Harold M. Marsh, Richmond, Va. (Hill, Tucker & Marsh, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Before BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on appeal raised by Paul R. Green, who was convicted of making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of some firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6), is whether the government must prove that he knew that the dealer from whom he purchased the weapons was federally licensed. We affirm the conviction, because knowledge that the dealer has a federal license is not an essential element of the crime. The fact that the...

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