UNITED STATES v. SOCKEL

No. 72-1716.

478 F.2d 1134 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Henry SOCKEL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Larson, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Anthony P. Nugent, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and MEHAFFY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


MATTHES, Chief Judge.

Finding no merit in appellant's three contentions of error, we affirm his conviction for interstate transportation of a stolen firearm, knowing it had been stolen, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(i) and 924(a).

The evidence stands unchallenged and, in brief, presented these facts. On January 5, 1971, during the course of interrogation of appellant and other individuals by Kansas City, Kansas, police officers, appellant...

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