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UNITED STATES v. ROSS

No. 71-3325 Summary Calendar.

458 F.2d 1144 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank ROSS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trammell F. Shi, Macon, Ga., Court-appointed, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Schloth, U. S. Atty., Ronald T. Knight, Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of violating 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871, provisions of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Section 5861(d) prohibits one's possessing a firearm not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. "Firearm" is defined in § 5845(a) to mean "a destructive device." Ross' conviction rests on possession of two crude incendiary devices commonly known as Molotov cocktails...

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