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UNITED STATES v. WINSON

No. 85-5293.

793 F.2d 754 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eric Owen WINSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe B. Brown, argued, U.S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., William M. Cohen, for plaintiff-appellant.

Vincent E. Wehby, argued, Nashville, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before ENGEL and KEITH, Circuit Judges; and JOINER, Senior District Judge.

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

The single issue in this appeal is whether the "any court" provision of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1)1 applies only to convictions by courts within the United States.

The United States appeals the district court's dismissal of a four count indictment charging Winson with violating Title IV of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Pub.L.No. 90-351, 82 Stat 197. Count One charged Winson with unlawful...

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