UNITED STATES v. THORESEN

Nos. 24432, 24433.

428 F.2d 654 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Erness THORESEN, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Louise Banich THORESEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Westover (argued), of O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, Phoenix, Ariz., David C. Schutter (argued), of Honolulu, Hawaii, Urban A. Lester (argued), of Ford, Ayer, Horan & Lester, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Jerrold M. Ladar, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Criminal Division; Cecil F. Poole, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY, DUNIWAY and ELY, Circuit Judges.


HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

William E. Thoresen III (Thoresen), and his wife, Louise B. Thoresen, appeal separately from their convictions, after a joint non-jury trial, of 1967 violations of section 2(e) of the Federal Firearms Act.1 Section 2(e) read as follows:

"(e) It shall be unlawful for any person who is under indictment or who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or who is a...

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