UNITED STATES v. HAWKINS

No. 79-1223.

601 F.2d 368 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Scott Edward HAWKINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Wherry of Johnston, Grossman, Johnston, Barber & Wherry, Lincoln, Neb., on brief for appellant.

Edward G. Warin, U. S. Atty., and Richard J. Nolan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Lincoln, Neb., on brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.


PER CURIAM.

On this direct criminal appeal appellant Scott Edward Hawkins raises two issues: (1) That there is insufficient evidence of his sanity to support the jury's verdict on that issue; and (2) that the sentence imposed was excessive. Both contentions lack substantial merit and, accordingly, we affirm the conviction.

Hawkins pled guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1) and was tried and convicted...

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