United States v. King, No. 12-30235 (9th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his convictions for unlawfully dealing in firearms, and making false statements to customs officials to gain entry into the United States. The court concluded that defendant was not entitled to his proposed jury instructions, which required the government to prove that defendant was not acting as an authorized agent of a federal firearms licensee; the evidence was sufficient to prove that he engaged in the business of dealing firearms; in regards to the false statements convictions, the government presented sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding of materiality; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a new trial. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal Law. Affirming convictions for unlawfully dealing in firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) and making false statements to customs officials to gain entry into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, the panel held that with regard to the unlawful dealing charge, the defendant was not entitled to jury instructions requiring the government to prove that the defendant was not acting as an authorized agent of a federal firearms licensee. Reviewing for plain error, the panel held that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the defendant “engaged in the business” of dealing firearms, as required by § 922(a)(1)(A), and to prove the materiality element supporting the § 1001 convictions. The panel concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
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