U.S. v. SPIRES

No. SACR 91-0001-GLT.

755 F.Supp. 890 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Gary Lee SPIRES, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. California, Santa Ana Division.

February 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Wolfe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Santa Ana, Cal., for plaintiff.

Maria G. Valdez, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Santa Ana, Cal., for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

TAYLOR, District Judge.

This case presents the issue, on apparent first impression, whether the crime of possessing an unregistered firearm under 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) is a "crime of violence," permitting a detention hearing under the Bail Reform Act. The Court holds that it is.

BACKGROUND

Pursuant to a valid search warrant, the police searched the home of defendant, Gary Lee Spires, and found three machine-guns. They...

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