UNITED STATES v. DAMERON

No. 71-2192.

460 F.2d 294 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Robert DAMERON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence E. Morgan, III, Kosciusko, Miss. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., E. Donald Strange, James B. Tucker, Asst. U. S. Attys., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Dameron was tried and convicted of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which pertains to interstate transportation of a firearm by one who has been convicted of, or is under indictment for, a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. The facts of appellant's possession and transportation of a .38 caliber Derringer pistol are undisputed. At trial appellant elected to testify and admitted that he had purchased the Derringer...

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