BARR

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600 (U.S. 1994)
  …, cert. denied, 485 U. S. 980 (1988), the court concluded that the Government need not prove a defendant’s knowledge of a weapon’s physical properties to obtain a conviction under § 5861(d). 971 F. 2d 608, 612-613 (CA10 1992). We granted certiorari, 508 U. S. 939 (1993), to resolve a conflict in the Courts of Appeals concerning the mens rea required under § 5861(d). II A Whether or not § 5861(d) requires proof that a defendant knew of the characteristics of his weapon that made it a “firearm” under the Ac…
• Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540 (U.S. 1994)
  …sing to recuse himself. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions, agreeing with the District Court that “matters arising out of the course of judicial proceedings are not a proper basis for recusal.” 973 F. 2d 910 (1992). We granted certiorari. 508 U. S. 939 (1993). II Required judicial recusal for bias did not exist in England at the time of Blackstone. 3 W. Blackstone, Commentaries [*544] *361. Since 1792, federal statutes have compelled district judges to recuse themselves when they have an interes…
• Weiss v. United States, 510 U.S. 163 (U.S. 1994)
  …ased on its decision in Weiss, the court, in an unpublished opinion, also affirmed petitioner Hernandez’ conviction. Judgt. order reported at 37 M. J. 252 (1993). Weiss and Hernandez then jointly petitioned for our review, and we granted certiorari. 508 U. S. 939 (1993). It will help in understanding the issues involved to review briefly the contours of the military justice system and the role of military judges within that system. Pursuant to Artide [*167] I of the Constitution, Congress has established th…