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UNITED STATES v. WATTS

No. 74-3073 Summary Calendar.

505 F.2d 951 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas WATTS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas F. Maniscalco, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., James E. Baker, John Milton Turner, Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, SIMPSON and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Douglas Watts was convicted after trial by jury of possession of an unregistered firearm, a sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). Appellant alleges as error the fact that he was tried in federal court after being acquitted in state court, thus raising a double jeopardy plea; that he was denied due process by not being allowed to present evidence of his state court acquittal; and that the court erred in not giving requested...

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