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Criminal Law Keyed to Osler
United States v. Cardoza
Citation:
129 F. 3d 6 (1st Cir. 1997)Facts
Defendant helped a 16-year old friend purchase a handgun. After the purchase, his friend Ragsdale had the firearm and 8 rounds of ammunition and the defendant was holding one round of ammunition in his hand. It was about 2AM after the purchase and they were walking around when officers spotted them in an unmarked police car. One of the officers recognized the defendant and went to ask him questions about a shooting incident that had happened a few days earlier. While answering the officer’s questions, the defendant used his hands to talk and exposed the round of ammunition. The officers then arrested and frisked both, finding the firearm and ammunition of Ragsdale and the single round of ammunition on the defendant. Defendant was convicted for being a felon in possession of one round of ammunition under 992(g).
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