Legal Opinion
United States v. Loren Robie Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1980No. 80-1066PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Loren Robie Wilson appeals from his conviction after a jury trial on charges of possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1976), and possession of firearms by a felon, 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1) (1976). Wilson contends that the district court improperly admitted into evidence the firearms discovered in the trunk of his car during an inventory search. We agree with appellant and, therefore, reverse.
I. Background.
On August 26, 1979, Officer Stephen Burge of the Grandview, Missouri, Police Department, observed defendant Wilson driving…
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