UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL

No. 77-1391.

557 F.2d 1290 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Anthony MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Thomson, Oceanside, Cal., on briefs, for defendant-appellant.

James L. Duchnick, Special Asst. U.S. Atty., Terry J. Knoepp, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., on briefs, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARNES, WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Mitchell, previously convicted of a felony, here appeals his recent federal conviction on three counts under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h), a portion of the Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub.L. No. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213 (1968). Section 922(h) reads in relevant part:

It shall be unlawful for any person — (1) who is under indictment for, or who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year...

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