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UNITED STATES v. MATHEWS

No. 74-2904.

518 F.2d 1296 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reginald Lorenza MATHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danilo J. Becerra, Deputy Federal Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Brendan D. Lynch, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KOELSCH and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Reginald Lorenza Mathews appeals from a judgment of conviction of two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) [possession of a firearm, in or affecting commerce, by a convicted felon]. We affirm.

His sole contention, that the district court's charge to the jury erroneously permitted his conviction without proof that he knew he was a convicted felon at the time of the offense, is without merit. Mathews' argument is essentially...

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