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U.S. v. HELMSTETTER

No. 94-30405.

56 F.3d 21 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wardell HELMSTETTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle D. Schonekas (court-appointed), Thomas M. Flanagan, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, New Orleans, LA, for appellant.

Louis M. Fischer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Peter G. Strasser, James B. Letten, Asst. U.S. Attys., Eddie J. Jordan, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm,1 Wardell Helmstetter appeals his conviction and sentence. Finding neither error nor abuse of discretion, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Background

Several officers of the New Orleans police force entered the apartment of Helmstetter, a convicted felon, to execute an arrest warrant for his suspected role in the shooting of a federal...

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