United States v. Willie Lloyd Turner

The appellant was convicted of making a false or fictitious statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a) (6). On appeal he contends that the district court erred in admitting into evidence testimony that he shot one Lorenzo Wallace Artis with the gun he had purchased.

We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the appendix, and the record. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of the appellant’s subsequent criminal act. See Swann v. United States, 195 F.2d 639 (4th Cir. 1952). The district court,…