UNITED STATES v. RANSOM

No. 76-1911.

545 F.2d 481 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Elbert RANSOM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Salem, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

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

Before AINSWORTH and RONEY, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 8, 1977.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

John Elbert Ransom, appellant, was convicted in a nonjury trial for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6), by making a false written statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm (a Colt .22 caliber automatic pistol) from a licensed dealer in that he stated, on Treasury Form 4473, that he had not been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding...

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