John Paul Schook v. United States

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was tried to a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to a term of two years in the custody of the Attorney General for violation of § 902(e) of the Federal Firearms Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-909. 1

The indictment charged defendant with unlawfully transporting a shotgun in interstate commerce while under charge by information in the Circuit Court of the County of St. Louis, Missouri of burglary in the second degree, a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

The issues on appeal are:

1. The admission in evidence, over defendant’s timely motion to…