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429 F.2d 577

Docket Nos. 14240, 14331.

United States v. Cabbler

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued June 1, 1970.

Decided July 9, 1970.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1970-07-09

Cited by 30 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 1976 · most notably United States v. Bass (1971), United States v. Synnes (1971)

23 federal appellate · 1 district ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1970-07-09

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¶1*578John H. Kennett, Jr., Roanoke, Va. (Court-appointed counsel in No. 14,240 only) for appellants.

¶2Birg E. Sergent, James G. Welsh, Asst. U. S. Attys. (Leigh B. Hanes, Jr., U. S. Atty., on brief) for appellee.

¶3Before BRYAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges, and LEWIS, District Judge.

¶4PER CURIAM:

¶5This is the consolidated appeal of two brothers, Ernest and Herbert Cabbler, who were separately tried and convicted on December 11, 1969 for violations of Federal gun control laws. Ernest was found guilty of possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) (1). Herbert was convicted on charges of making false statements both in connection with the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a) (6) and with respect to the records required to be kept by a firearms dealer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a).

¶6Having carefully considered all of the numerous points raised by the appellants in this appeal, including inter alia the constitutionality of the Gun Control Act, the sufficiency of the evidence to convict, and an allegedly illegal search and seizure, we are not persuaded that the convictions should be disturbed.

¶7Affirmed.

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