UNITED STATES v. PUCKETT

No. 76-3941 Summary Calendar.

551 F.2d 59 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Darwin PUCKETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Bruce Kirwan, Federal Public Defender, Ralph Washington, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., Dorothy T. Beasley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant Puckett appeals his conviction for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, 26 U.S.C.A. § 5861(d) (Supp.1976). He contends the warrantless seizure of the weapon violated his Fourth Amendment rights and the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress.

Shortly before his arrest, the defendant was lying on a motel room bed with the shotgun by his side. Local police officers approached the room to investigate a report...

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