UNITED STATES v. NELSON

No. 71-3030 Summary Calendar.

458 F.2d 556 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Miller, Jr. (Court appointed), Augusta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

R. Jackson B. Smith, Jr., U. S. Atty., B. C. Baxter, Jr., Henry L. Whisenhunt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 19, 1972.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(a) (6) which provides:

(a) It shall be unlawful—(6) for any person in connection with the acquisition or attempted acquisition of any firearm or ammunition from a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, knowingly to make any false or fictitious oral or written...

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