UNITED STATES v. LaCHAPPELLE

No. 76-2069 Summary Calendar.

542 F.2d 257 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Luigi LaCHAPPELLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Phyfer, Jackson, Miss. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Daniel E. Lynn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

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


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Richard Luigi LaChappelle appeals from his conviction for violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1), which prohibits a convicted felon from receiving, possessing, or transporting in commerce a firearm. Appellant alleges four errors that he argues require reversal; we find each of these allegations to be without merit. First, appellant argues that his prosecution on a § 1202 charge violated the fifth amendment's prohibition against double...

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