UNITED STATES v. HENDERSON

No. 72-1428.

467 F.2d 904 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney Vance HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan G. Graham, U. S. Atty., and Ben F. Baker, Asst. U. S. Atty., N. D., of Oklahoma, for plaintiff-appellee.

James E. Frasier, Tulsa, Okl., for defendant-appellant.

Before LEWIS, Chief Judge, and PICKETT and McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Henderson was convicted of knowingly transporting in interstate commerce a firearm that had had its manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated or altered. This is a violation of the Crimes and Criminal Procedure Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) (1970). An essential element of the crime, interstate transportation, was established only by defendant's uncorroborated extra-judicial statements, and accordingly we reverse.

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