Legal Opinion
United States v. Felder M. Davis and Houston Felder Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1970No. 27139_1PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, Felder M. Davis and his son, Houston F. Davis, were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama of forcibly assaulting FBI agents while the agents were engaged in the performance of their official duties. Felder was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to three years imprisonment; Houston was convicted of simple assault and was placed on probation for a period of three years. On this appeal, Felder contends that the district court erroneously admitted in evidence a pistol seized in violation of…
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