United States v. John Wyatt Mullins, Jr.

Having before been convicted of a felony, John Wyatt Mullins, Jr. on February 11, 1972 in Martinsville, Virginia, was found in possession of a .32 caliber Clarke revolver. Thereafter he was convicted in the District Court of a violation of 18 U.S.C. App. 1202(a), punishing any felon “who receives, possesses, or transports in commerce or affecting commerce . any firearm. . . . ”

In addition to his possession of the revolver, the undisputed evidence showed that it had been transported from Santa Monica, California to Atlanta, Georgia on March 12, 1971, and from there shipped on September 30,…