United States v. Pete Junior Langley
This text of 453 F.2d 1254 (United States v. Pete Junior Langley) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Pete Junior Langley is appealing his conviction for possession of a firearm in violation of the Gun Control Act, 18 U. S.C. App. § 1202(a). The Supreme Court has recently held that a conviction under this act can be sustained only if the government has proved that the possession of the firearm was in or affecting interstate commerce. United States v. Bass, 404 U.S. 336, 92 S.Ct. 515, 30 L.Ed.2d 488 (1971). Since the government did not prove that Langley’s possession of a firearm was in or affecting interstate commerce, we reverse his conviction on the authority of Bass.
Reversed.
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