UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 30743.

446 F.2d 486 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tom Willie WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon Coe, Court appointed, Dallas, Tex., Thompson, Coe, Cousins, Irons & Porter, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant, Tom Willie Williams.

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

Before AINSWORTH, INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871. Appellant, Tom Willie Williams, raises several legal issues on appeal, all of which have been previously considered by the Supreme Court or this Court and have been found to be without merit.

Appellant first contends that the statutes under which he is charged are violative of his right to...

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