UNITED STATES v. SHOMO

No. 84-1460.

786 F.2d 981 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deroy SHOMO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian K. Fite (Betty Outhier Williams, on briefs) of Robinson, Locke, Gage, Fite & Williams, Muskogee, Okl., for defendant-appellant.

Roger Hilfiger, U.S. Atty. and Lynda C. Burris, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Donn F. Baker, former U.S. Atty. and Roberta M. Klosiewicz, Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief), E.D. Okl., Muskogee, Okl., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before McKAY and SETH, Circuit Judges, and GREENE, District Judge.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Deroy Shomo appeals his conviction of knowingly possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a) (1982). He contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a search of his residence. Appellant also maintains that the district court abused its discretion in allowing the government to present evidence showing that appellant had possessed...

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