Legal Opinion

United States v. Roy L. Lehmann

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1980No. 79-5056PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Roy L. Lehmann appeals his conviction for interstate transportation of a firearm by a felon. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1976). 1 Four issues are presented: (1) the sufficien cy of the evidence; (2) the adequacy of the jury instructions on the elements of the offense; (3) the correctness of interpreting the section 922(g) language “convicted in any court” to include a Texas felony conviction that resulted in a suspended sentence; and (4) the propriety of certain comments in the prosecutor’s closing argument. We find no error and affirm.

The testimony in the Government’s…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. R. I. McClanahan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  4. David A. Davis v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Harry HaddadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. DaughertyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  3. Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. Santos Charles, Jr. And Steven McAninchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Samuel G. RamosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992

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