UNITED STATES v. FISHER

No. 401, Docket 82-1217.

700 F.2d 780 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Howard FISHER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry E. Griffith, Rutland, Vt., for appellant.

Peter W. Hall, Asst. U.S. Atty., Rutland, Vt. (George W.F. Cook, U.S. Atty., D. Vermont, Rutland, Vt., Patti R. Page, Sheila M. Ware, Asst. U.S. Attys., Burlington, Vt., of counsel), for appellee.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, OAKES, Circuit Judge, and BONSAL, District Judge.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

A convicted felon, Howard Fisher, posing as Howard Ashe, purchased assorted handguns from three Vermont dealers on August 5, August 19, and October 14, 1980, in violation of the Federal Firearms Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 922(h), 924(a). Fisher was tried and convicted of these charges by the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, James S. Holden, Chief Judge. Fisher challenges his conviction on the grounds that...

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