United States v. Roy F. Van Horn

Roy F. Van Horn appeals from a jury conviction on the charges of transferring and possessing an illicit firearm, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the district court’s1 comments to the jury at the close of the evidence denied defendant Van Horn a fair trial. We affirm.

Van Horn was jointly charged and tried with Jimmy M. Jones. The evidence consisted primarily of the testimony of a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Virgil Walker, and that of defendant Van Horn.2 Defendant Jones did not present any evidence.

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