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UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 76-4364. Summary Calendar.

556 F.2d 304 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Joie BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Burgoon, Jr., Greenwood, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

H. M. Ray, U. S. Atty., Alfred E. Moreton, III, John R. Hailman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Oxford, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Henry Joie Brown appeals from his conviction for possessing an unregistered machine gun, a violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871. We affirm.

Agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau obtained a valid warrant to search appellant's residence for unregistered firearms. Accompanied by a local deputy sheriff who knew appellant, the federal agents surrounded the house, knocked on doors and windows, and announced...

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