UNITED STATES v. CHAPMAN

No. 76-1744.

549 F.2d 1075 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald CHAPMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Jenkins, John W. Tapp, F. Randall Karfonta, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Philip Van Dam, U. S. Atty., Loren G. Keenan, John P. Conley, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, McCREE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, through the Detroit Legal Defenders office, seeks reversal for new trial of his conviction by a jury for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5845, 5861(d), 5871 (1970). He claims that his rights were abused by his being led to acknowledge the ownership of the sawed-off shotgun and a loaded rifle — the latter of which he claims was illegally seized.

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