U.S. v. FIGGINS

No. 86-1430.

815 F.2d 1084 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marvin FIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Allen Early, III (argued), Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Phyllis Golden (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge; RYAN, Circuit Judge; and PORTER, Senior District Judge.


DAVID S. PORTER, Senior District Judge.

Appellant, Marvin Figgins, appeals an order denying his motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). The statute proscribes the possession, receipt or transportation in commerce of a firearm by any person who "has been convicted by a court of the United States or of a State or any political subdivision thereof of a felony."

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