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UNITED STATES v. YOUNG

No. 71-1870.

454 F.2d 1168 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Henry YOUNG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rothman, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Asst. U. S. Atty. and Chief, Crim. Div., John M. Newman, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TRASK and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Roger Henry Young stands convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms, a violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) (1). On appeal he urges reversal because the Government failed to prove that the firearm was "in commerce or affecting commerce."

The Government, relying on previous decisions of this court, did not contend that evidence of or a finding of possession in or affecting commerce was essential to a verdict of guilty, and the district...

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