UNITED STATES v. NORTON

No. 80-1746.

639 F.2d 427 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Norman John NORTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott F. Tilsen, Asst. Federal Public Defender, D. Minn., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Thomas K. Berg, U.S. Atty., Sheryl Ramstad Hvass, Asst. U.S. Atty. argued, Minneapolis, Minn., Peter Bachman, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Norman John Norton was named in a two-count indictment charging him with possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1) (Count I) and with possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871 (Count II). Norton waived his right to a jury trial on Count I, which was tried to the court at the same time as Count II was tried to the jury. The

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