UNITED STATES v. WILSON

No. 80-1066.

636 F.2d 1161 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Loren Robie WILSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Matula, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Ronald S. Reed, Jr., U. S Atty., Kenneth Josephson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Loren Robie Wilson appeals from his conviction after a jury trial on charges of possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1976), and possession of firearms by a felon, 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1) (1976). Wilson contends that the district court improperly admitted into evidence the firearms discovered in the trunk of his car during an inventory search. We agree with appellant and, therefore, reverse.

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