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U.S. v. OBIECHIE

Nos. 93-3012, 93-3879.

38 F.3d 309 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph D. OBIECHIE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., James A. Shapiro (argued), Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

John E. Horn (argued), Tinley Park, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

This case turns on the meaning of the term "willfully" in the Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986, Pub.L. No. 99-308, 100 Stat. 449 (1986) ("FOPA"). Joseph D. Obiechie was convicted after a bench trial of "willfully" engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1)(A) & 924(a)(1)(D). The district court construed "willfully" in section 924(a)(1)(D) to mean...

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