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U.S. v. MITCHELL

No. 93-5728.

39 F.3d 465 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard M. MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Tamara Lee Preiss, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, for appellant. David Glenn Barger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, VA, for appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas C. Green, Mark D. Hopson, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, for appellant. Helen F. Fahey, U.S. Atty., W. Neil Hammerstrom, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, VA, for appellee.

Before MURNAGHAN, WILKINS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

Richard M. Mitchell appeals his conviction of importing merchandise contrary to law in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 545 (West 1976). He principally argues that the "contrary to law" provision of § 545 embraces only violations of other acts of Congress, not administrative...

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