UNITED STATES v. CRAWFORD

No. 77-5815.

581 F.2d 489 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Larmar CRAWFORD and Kenneth Ray Blanks, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Hammack, Meridian, Miss. (Court-appointed), for Crawford.

J. R. Shannon, Meridian, Miss. (Court-appointed), for Blanks.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Daniel E. Lynn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

In a joint trial, a jury found Gregory Larmar Crawford and Kenneth Ray Blanks guilty of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) and 26 U.S.C. § 5871. Arguing that they should have been tried separately, defendants appealed to this court. We reverse.

Blanks was driving an automobile in Meridian, Mississippi, and Crawford was riding as a passenger in the front seat when it was stopped...

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