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U.S. v. ARDOIN

No. 93-4272.

19 F.3d 177 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wendell ARDOIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen Vamvoras, Stacey W. Moreau (court-appointed), Office of Vamvoras, Lake Charles, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Josette L. Cassiere, William Flanagan, U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Wendell Ardoin appeals his conviction of possessing, manufacturing, failing to register, and failing to pay taxes on illegal machineguns. Ardoin argues that the statute under which he was charged, requiring registration and payment of taxes, was implicitly repealed by a statute declaring machineguns manufactured after 1986 ("post-1986 machineguns") illegal. He also claims that the statute prohibiting "making" of firearms is unconstitutionally...

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