UNITED STATES v. RANKINS

No. 71-1036.

443 F.2d 380 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Milton RANKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Porter, Jr. (Court Appointed), Louisville, Ky., for appellant.

W. Waverley Townes, Asst. U. S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., George J. Long, U. S. Atty., on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS and MILLER, Circuit Judges, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant in this case was charged in a two-count indictment and convicted after jury trial on both counts. The first count charged violations of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(c) (Supp. V 1965-69) (possession of a firearm which has been illegally manufactured) and 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (Supp. V 1965-69) (possession of the same firearm without registration).

The testimony at trial indicated that appellant had sold a carbine with a barrel length of 9...

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