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UNITED STATES v. HOUSTON

No. 76-2153.

547 F.2d 104 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie Jackson HOUSTON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Bonham, Federal Public Defender (argued), Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas Couris, U. S. Atty. (argued), Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

After a jury trial in the district court, Houston was convicted of receipt of a firearm by an ex-felon, a violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1).1 In 1972, he had been convicted in a California court for illegal possession of firearms by an ex-felon, in contravention of Cal. Penal Code § 12021 (West Supp. 1976). Subsequently, in 1975, he purchased a .30 caliber M-1 rifle, which had been shipped in interstate commerce...

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