UNITED STATES v. RANSOM

No. 74-3754.

515 F.2d 885 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Elbert RANSOM and Joe Pat DeMour, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Salem, Atlanta, Ga., for Ransom.

Joseph E. Wilkerson, Tucker, Ga., for DeMour.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., Jerome J. Froelich, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GEWIN and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 25, 1975.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

John Elbert Ransom and Joe Pat DeMour appeal from judgments of conviction for possession of an unregistered machine gun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)1 and for violations of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1), which makes it unlawful for a convicted felon2 to receive, possess, or transport a firearm in or affecting...

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