Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Ward Easter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1976No. 76-1218PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
On October 16, 1975, a grand jury indictment was returned against Joseph Ward Easter charging him with possession of a firearm without filing an application in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(c) and 5871 and possession of a firearm not registered with the Department of the Treasury in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871.
The defendant waived a jury trial and was tried before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the Honorable H. Kenneth Wangelin, presiding. Judge Wangelin, after hearing all of the evidence found defendant guilty and…
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