UNITED STATES v. ALLEN

No. 72-2084. Summary Calendar.

472 F.2d 145 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Thomas ALLEN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucian Lamar Sneed, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-Appointed), for defendants-appellants.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., P. Bruce Kirwan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Appellants were convicted of willful and knowing possession of an illegal firearm, that is, a double barrel 12 gauge shotgun sawed-off to a total length of less than 26 inches.1 Appellants complain only of the denial of their motion to suppress. They contend that the discovery of the illegal weapon occurred during an unconstitutional search. Finding their contention to be without merit we affirm the judgment...

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