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UNITED STATES v. GOODSON

No. 28873.

439 F.2d 1056 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon GOODSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Urbach, Dallas, Tex., Geary, Brice, Barron & Stahl, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

Eldon B. Mahon, U. S. Atty., Andrew Barr, Asst. U. S. Atty., James F. Gaulding, Dallas, Tex., Asst. Regional Counsel, Int. Rev. Service, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Goodson was convicted upon a jury verdict of guilty of violation of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5801, et seq. The offense charged arose from the possession of a firearm ("sawed-off" shotgun), as defined by 26 U.S.C. § 5848, alleged to have been made in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5821, such possession being violative of § 5851 of the Act.1

In appealing his conviction...

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