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U.S. v. KNUTSON

No. 96-10768.

113 F.3d 27 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Scott KNUTSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan B. Cowger, Thomas B. Hamilton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carlton C. McLarty, Office of Federal Public Defender, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this appeal we must revisit the question whether Congress's enactment of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), criminalizing the transfer or possession of a machinegun that was not already lawfully possessed before May 19, 1986, exceeds the limit of its power under the Commerce Clause.1 Every other circuit that has considered this issue has upheld § 922(o) as a rational exercise...

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