United States v. William Thomas McCreary

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant McCreary has appealed from his conviction in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, on an indictment charging him with wilfully and knowingly possessing a firearm, namely a Charter Arms Corporation “Undercover” .38 Special revolver, after having been convicted of the felony of possessing distilled spirits in unstamped containers, on April 3, 1957, and again on April 1, 1963, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) (1), which provides punishment for one who “receives, possesses, or transports in commerce or affecting commerce…