UNITED STATES v. THRASHER

No. 77-5689. Summary Calendar.

569 F.2d 894 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry THRASHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Kelley, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., E. Donald Strange, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, COLEMAN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Jerry Thrasher, a convicted felon, appeals his conviction for receiving and possessing a firearm transported in interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(h)(1). Finding his contentions without merit, we affirm.

Testimony at trial established that the firearm, a .25 caliber pistol, was shipped from Miami, Florida, to a licensed dealer in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It then was sold to a Martha Jackson. On January 8, 1977, Allen Bigford had possession...

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