UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

No. 73-1665.

497 F.2d 1149 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James H. THOMAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles J. Purcell, Saginaw, Mich. (Court-appointed), on brief, for defendant-appellant.

Ralph B. Guy, U. S. Atty., James W. Russell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bay City, Mich., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted on two counts involving illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, in violation of Sections 5861(c) and (i), Title 26, United States Code. His chief argument here is that there was insufficient evidence to justify a jury in finding that he possessed the weapon.

The facts as found by the jury were as follows. Appellant's sister had lived in her apartment for about a month when she moved out on April 30, 1971. While she lived...

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