UNITED STATES v. SHIRLING

No. 77-5218.

572 F.2d 532 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Franklin SHIRLING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Swearingen, Jr., Ben B. Philips, Columbus, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

D. L. Rampey, Jr., U. S. Atty., Charles T. Erion, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

William Franklin Shirling was convicted by a jury of engaging in business as a firearms dealer without a license, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 923 and 924 (1970). Evidence introduced at the trial indicated that Shirling had held a federal firearms license for several years prior to 1976 but that he had none after June 1, 1976, that he did not renew his license because he did not want "those federal bastards around for anything", and...

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