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U.S. v. HOWELL

Nos. 93-1307, 93-2139.

37 F.3d 1197 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shanta A. HOWELL, and George T. Howell, III, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Shapiro, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

Kent R. Carlson (argued), Chicago, IL, for Shanta A. Howell.

Gary J. Ravitz (argued), Chicago, IL, for George T. Howell, III.

Before WOOD, Jr., EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

George T. Howell was convicted in the district court of three counts of being a felon in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His wife, Shanta Howell, was convicted of making a false statement on ATF Form 4473, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A). It was the government's theory of the case that Mr. Howell was the true purchaser of the firearms and that Mrs. Howell acted as the "straw purchaser" for her...

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