UNITED STATES v. TUMBLIN

No. 76-1624.

551 F.2d 1001 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cleveland TUMBLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Volz, Federal Public Defender, Louis Moore, Jr., Richard T. Simmons, Jr., Asst. Federal Public Defenders, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Mary Williams Cazalas, George R. Simno, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN and HILL, Circuit Judges, and NOEL, District Judge.


LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Cleveland Tumblin appeals his conviction for violation of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Specifically, a two-count indictment charged the defendant with violation of 26 U.S.C. 5861(d) and (i), as amended by Pub.L.No. 90-618 (1968),1 for possession of a sawed-off shotgun that was not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record and was not identified by a serial number, as required...

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