United States v. Clifford Valentine

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction under 26 U.S.C.A. § 5861 (1968), as amended, (Supp.1970), of the National Firearms Act of 1968 for possession of a firearm which was not registered as provided under 26 U.S.C.A. § 5841 (Supp.1970). 1 Defendant asserts upon appeal that (1) the statutory scheme of registration under the Act violates his privilege against self-incrimination under the authority of Haynes v. United States, 390 U.S. 85, 88 S.Ct. 722, 19 L.Ed.2d 923 (1968), and (2) that the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s motion to suppress the shotgun seized in that it…