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U.S. v. JACKSON

No. 86-2435.

818 F.2d 345 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hunter Keith JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Berg, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Susan L. Yarbrough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Hunter Keith Jackson appeals his conviction for illegal receipt of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h)(1) and 924(a). He contends that the warrant for his arrest was defective, that the gun was therefore the fruit of an illegal arrest, and that consequently this evidence should have been suppressed. We agree and reverse.

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On July 1, 1981, Jackson was convicted in Harris County, Texas, of unlawful delivery...

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