U.S. v. CASH

Nos. 97-3748, 97-3749.

149 F.3d 706 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William CASH and Michael Croyle, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haywood E. McDuffie (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sara L. Ellis (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Steven Shobat, Chicago, IL, for William Cash.

Terence MacCarthy, Sara L. Ellis (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Michael Croyle.

Before ESCHBACH, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

William Cash and Michael Croyle sold 30 auto sears to undercover agents and agreed to sell another 37, plus a silencer and two AR-15 semi-automatic rifles (with kits to make them fully automatic). Auto sears enable semi-automatic weapons to be used as fully automatic weapons, which means that auto sears themselves are defined as "machineguns" by 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b). The devices defendants sold lacked serial numbers and were unregistered...

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