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UNITED STATES v. WOODS

No. 82-1683.

696 F.2d 566 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. George Edward WOODS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Dittmeier, U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., Henry J. Fredericks, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Milton W. Schaeffer, Richmond Heights, Mo., for appellant.

Before BRIGHT and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, Senior District Judge.

ELMO B. HUNTER, Senior District Judge.

George Edward Woods appeals his conviction under section 1202(a)(1), Title 18 (Appendix), United States Code, for knowingly possessing, in commerce or affecting commerce, a firearm, having been convicted previously of a felony. Appellant was found guilty by a jury in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.1

On appeal, Woods argues (1) that he was not a "convicted" felon within...

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