UNITED STATES v. ALKHAFAJI

No. 84-1080.

754 F.2d 641 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shakir Wadi ALKHAFAJI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard R. Gilman, U.S. Atty., Patricia G. Reeves, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

John J. Davey, argued, Madison Heights, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


LIVELY, Chief Judge.

The question in this case is whether a disclosure requirement of the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. (1982), violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against compulsory self-incrimination. More specifically, we must decide whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(e) for delivering firearms to an airline for transportation without written notice to the carrier can withstand a Fifth Amendment challenge. This is a question...

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