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U.S. v. NELSEN

No. 88-5169.

859 F.2d 1318 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Douglas John NELSEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce H. Hanley, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Richard E. Vosepka, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HEANEY and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Douglas John Nelsen appeals from his convictions of violating the Switchblade Knife Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1242 (1982), as well as related convictions for the fraudulent importation of prohibited goods, 18 U.S.C. § 545 (1982). He argues that the Switchblade Knife Act, which forms either the direct basis or the foundation for all the charges, is unconstitutional. We are not persuaded by...

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