United States v. William H. Campbell

This is an appeal from a conviction of William H. Campbell for violation of a provision of the Federal Gun Control Law, 26 U.S.C.A. 5845(b): dealing with “any combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun * * * ” Following the amendment of the statute after the Supreme Court’s decision in Haynes v. United States, 390 U.S. 85, 88 S.Ct. 722, 19 L.Ed.2d 923, counsel, with utmost candor, concedes that the amendment of the statute eliminates the defect found by the Supreme Court in the prior statute in Haynes, supra.

Defendant Campbell and his mother…