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Case Summary
United States v. Trupin
U.S. v. Trupin, 95 Cr. 450 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y. 1996), aff’d 117 F.3d 678 (2nd Cir. 1997), cert. denied 522 U.S. 1051 (1998), mot. for new trial den’d 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2736 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), post conviction relief denied 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 913 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) and 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3817 (S.D.N.Y. 2000).
Précis
Barry H. Trupin was convicted of one count of possession and sale of stolen property, a painting by Chagall that had been transported across state lines in violation of the National Stolen Property Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2315. He appealed on the grounds that the statute was unconstitutional.
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