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UNITED STATES v. SIMS

No. 85-1871.

779 F.2d 16 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Carl SIMS, Appellant,

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny P. Arnold, Texarkana, Ark., for appellant.

Larry R. McCord, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BOWMAN and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

William Carl Sims was convicted by a jury of possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of a firearm not identified by serial number in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and (i) and 5871. For reversal, he argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to set aside the indictment because of delay between his state arrest and federal indictment and between his state arrest and federal trial, allegedly in violation...

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