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UNITED STATES v. WATKINS

No. 76-1144 Summary Calendar.

537 F.2d 826 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest Eugene WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron A. Green, Gainesville, Fla. (Court-Apptd.), for defendant-appellant.

Clinton Ashmore, U.S. Atty., Nickolas P. Geeker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., Clifford L. Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judge.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Ernest Eugene Watkins was convicted by a jury of three counts of possession of sawed-off shotguns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). His only contention on appeal is that the District Court erred in admitting evidence that he sold a .357 magnum revolver to an undercover agent. Finding this contention to be without merit, we affirm.

Watkins' indictment originally included a count charging him with unlawful possession of the...

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