UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 29846 Summary Calendar.

441 F.2d 1134 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David JOHNSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Johnson, Jr., pro se; Wm. V. Counts, Dallas Tex., Court-appointed, for defendant-appellant.

Eldon B. Mahon, U. S. Atty., Charles D. Cabaniss, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Harry H. Ellis, Senior Atty., Office of the Regional Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant David Johnson, Jr. appeals from his conviction under the National Firearms Act of 1968, of having knowingly and unlawfully possessed a sawed-off shotgun, which firearm had not been registered to him, in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).1

On appeal Johnson contends that Section 5861(d) is violative of his privilege against self-incrimination, conflicts with his constitutional right...

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