UNITED STATES v. PURGASON

No. 77-1061.

565 F.2d 1279 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Norman Walter PURGASON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian M. Rodway for appellant.

Richard C. Owens, U. S. Dept. of Justice (William B. Cummings, U. S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., and Roger A. Pauley, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on brief) for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, BUTZNER, Circuit Judge, and FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge.


FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:

Norman Walter Purgason was convicted for illegal possession of firearms under 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1)1 and illegal receipt of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1).2 Upon this appeal Purgason contends, as he did in the district court, that a felony conviction which has been set aside under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. §...

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