COLLINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 18668.

289 F.2d 129 (1961)

Willie C. COLLINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Brown, Court Appointed Counsel, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Floyd M. Buford, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Collins was found guilty under an indictment which charged that he "did knowingly and wilfully possess a firearm, to wit, a double barrel shotgun having a barrel less than 18 inches in length, without having registered with the Secretary of the Treasury, or his authorized representative, the number and other marks identifying such a firearm, together with his name, address and place where said firearm is usually kept; all in violation of 26 U...

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