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UNITED STATES v. DAVIS

No. 77-5515 Summary Calendar.

571 F.2d 1354 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin Tony DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy E. Barnes, Marietta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

William L. Harper, U. S. Atty., William M. Tetrick, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

The appellant was convicted, following a jury trial in district court, of having received a firearm that had been shipped or transported in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h) (1976).1 In this appeal, he raises two claims of reversible error in the admission of evidence before the jury. The first claim, that the firearm in question, a Colt .38 revolver, was received in evidence in violation...

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