UNITED STATES v. FLORES

No. 82-1445.

729 F.2d 593 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgilio Patricio FLORES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1983.

As Amended October 24, 1983.

Supplemental Opinion March 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla M. Woehrle, Talcott, Vandevelde & Woehrle, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

William Fahey, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SCHROEDER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, Senior District Judge.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Flores appeals from his conviction under the Federal Gun Control Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(e) (1982),1 for failing to provide written notice to a carrier before shipping firearms in foreign commerce. Appellant contends that (1) the notice requirement violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, and (2) the district court erred in holding that the offense does not require proof of specific...

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