United States v. Stanley Arthur Locke

Appellant was convicted on three counts of receiving and possessing firearms while a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). The primary issue before the district judge was whether, prior to his receiving and possessing the firearms, the appellant had been convicted of a felony. It is agreed that appellant had heretofore entered a plea of guilty in the state court of Idaho to a charge of burglary in the nighttime. After receipt of a presentence report, the state judge ordered that pursuant to the Idaho statute sentence be withheld for a period of three years and that…