Legal Opinion
United States v. William Eugene Merritt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1989No. 88-1866PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In 1988 a grand jury returned a three count indictment charging the defendant, a three-time convicted felon, with possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(1) and Section 924(e)(1). Counts one and three, charging violations of 18 U.S.C. App. Section 1202(a)(1), arose from the defendant’s alleged possession of a .357 magnum revolver and a 20-gauge shotgun on November 14, 1986. Count two, charging violations of Section 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1), arose from the defendant’s alleged possession of a .25 caliber pistol on December 23, 1986. Following a jury…
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