UNITED STATES v. McEACHIN

No. 80-2512.

670 F.2d 1139 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America v. Tyrone McEACHIN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Marc Levin, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Michael D. Hays, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and C. Madison Brewer, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TAMM, WILKEY and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Tyrone McEachin was arrested on August 21, 1980, when a police officer discovered a sawed-off shotgun during a warrantless search of McEachin's apartment. On October 24, 1980, in a bench trial before the District Court, McEachin was convicted of possessing an unregistered firearm and of possessing a firearm not identified by a serial number in violation...

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