UNITED STATES v. HERNANDEZ

Nos. 84-5800, 84-5801 and 85-5298.

780 F.2d 113 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America v. Roberto HERNANDEZ, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Jose LOPEZ-LEYVA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Herbie DiFonzo, Washington, D.C. (appointed by this court) for appellant in No. 84-5800.

Adam Ambrose, Silver Spring, Md. (appointed by this court) for appellant in Nos. 84-5801 and 85-5298.

Ilene G. Rosenthal, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell and Theodore A. Shmanda, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, EDWARDS, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WRIGHT.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge DAVIS.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We review the criminal convictions of Roberto Hernandez and Jose Lopez-Leyva on charges of possession of an unregistered firearm and silencer, see 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1982), and possession of a firearm not identified by a serial number, see 26 U.S.C. § 5861(i)...

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