UNITED STATES v. GUESS

No. 79-1786.

629 F.2d 573 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgil Eugene GUESS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel V. A. Araujo, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Julia Barash, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee; Kathleen P. March, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Before Chief Judge MARKEY, and Circuit Judges WALLACE and SKOPIL.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Virgil Guess (Guess) appeals his conviction for possession of explosives by an exfelon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 842(i)(1) (1976). We affirm.

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On February 14, 1979, a homemade pipe bomb, made with black powder, exploded in and damaged an automobile owned by Elliot. Elliot was the father-in-law of Guess' brother, Stanley Guess (Stanley), and was scheduled to testify against Stanley on the day after the bombing in a...

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