U.S. v. THORNTON

No. 93-30145.

23 F.3d 1532 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Floyd Bennett THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly R. Beckley, Eugene, OR, for defendant-appellant Floyd Bennett Thornton.

Kirk A. Engdall, Asst. U.S. Atty., Eugene, OR, for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


Per Curiam.

PER CURIAM.

An elderly Arizona man was robbed and murdered in his home on July 9, 1991. The killer tied up the victim's companion and fled in the victim's car. PSR 5. Floyd Thornton was arrested in Oregon twelve days later with the murder weapon in his pocket and the stolen car nearby, where he had crashed it. PSR 4.

Five months later, Thornton was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing a sawed-off shotgun...

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