Legal Opinion
United States v. James Edward Laymon
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1980No. 79-1492PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
James Laymon was convicted of possession of a firearm in violation of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1). We affirm the conviction.
Three members of the Durant, Oklahoma police department answered a call in the early morning to investigate a car parked in the lot of a convenience store with its lights on, and with an apparently unconscious man lying in the front seat. The officers discovered Laymon asleep, and aroused him by knocking on the car window. They noticed the clear outline of a gun in his pocket. Laymon was arrested for…
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