UNITED STATES v. PHILLIPS

No. 19975.

432 F.2d 973 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas W. PHILLIPS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

September 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Marx, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant, and filed brief.

Richard M. Minkoff, Atty., Dept. of Justice, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee, and filed brief, Daniel Bartlett, Jr., U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., on the brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge, JOHNSEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and HEANEY, Circuit Judge.


JOHNSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Thomas W. Phillips was convicted on a jury trial and sentenced to two years imprisonment for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which, as here pertinent, makes it "unlawful for any person * * * who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year * * * to transport any firearm * * * in interstate * * * commerce".

The prior conviction alleged against appellant was...

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