MUMIT, AKA ROLLE

v.

NEW YORK

Citator

Cited By (19 total)

• Lewis v. United States, 445 U.S. 55 (U.S. 1980)
  …ngress could rationally conclude that any felony conviction, even an allegedly invalid one, is a sufficient basis on which to prohibit the possession of a firearm. See, e. g., United States v. Ransom, 515 F. 2d 885, 891-892 (CA5 1975), cert. denied, 424 U. S. 944 (1976). This Court has recognized repeatedly that a- legislature constitutionally may prohibit a convicted felon from engaging in activities far more fundamental than the possession of a firearm. See Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U. S. 24 (1974) (dis…
• United States v. Louin Ray Bright, 630 F.2d 804 (5th Cir. 1980)
  …, 420 U.S. 952, 95 S.Ct. 1336, 43 L.Ed.2d 430 (1975). The second charge complained of36 was the court’s charge37 on circumstantial evidence. The charge given was approved in United States v. Ransom, 515 F. 2d 885, 890 (5th Cir. 1975), cert. denied, 424 U.S. 944, 96 S.Ct. 1412, 47 L.Ed.2d 349 (1976). Accordingly, this ground is without merit. D. Closing Arguments The defendants contend the government’s closing arguments were improper. Summarized, their objections fall into four categories: (1) government…
• United States v. Oropeza, 564 F.2d 316 (9th Cir. 1977)
  …multiple punishments precluded.3 The Fifth Circuit has held that merger is not appropriate for these offenses in light of the “different evidence” required to convict for each. United States v. Horsley, 519 F. 2d 1264 (5th Cir. 1975), cert. denied 424 U.S. 944, 96 S.Ct. 1413, 47 L.Ed.2d 350 (1976). The Fourth and Sixth Circuits have held that, when distribution is proven, and the sole evidence of possession is found in the distribution transaction, the offenses merge and consecutive sentences may not be i…