U.S. v. MOORE

No. 95-3169.

97 F.3d 561 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Corey A. MOORE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael X. Imbroscio, argued the cause, for appellant, with whom Lanny A. Breuer, Washington, DC, was on the briefs.

John Moustakas, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause, for appellee, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Peter R. Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorneys, Washington, DC, were on the brief.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Corey Moore was convicted of possession of an unregistered sawed-off rifle, in violation of the National Firearms Act ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1994).1 Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to conclude that he had the requisite mens rea under § 5861(d).

We hold that there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction. Although there...

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