UNITED STATES v. PATTERSON

No. 71-1791.

495 F.2d 107 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America v. Henry PATTERSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1974.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan M. Palmer, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Joseph E. di Genova, Asst. U. S. Atty. with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Kenneth Michael Robinson, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and TAMM and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.


LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted on two counts of possession of a muffler and a silencer for a firearm in violation of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), (i), (1970). He contests the admission into evidence of a silencer and certain weapons procured by a search of his car. He also claims prejudice from an assertedly improper question asked by the prosecutor. We affirm.

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