United States v. Don Raymond Poteet

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Dan Raymond Poteet appeals from the jury verdict and judgment finding him guilty as charged of having unlawfully sold firearms in a business capacity without a dealer’s license in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1) and 924(a). 1 We affirm.

THE FACTS

In the early months of 1975, a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bobby Curtis, was operating in an undercover capacity under the name of Bobby Van. Initially, he was investigating one Kenneth Griffin, the manager of the Two Sisters Lounge, which was owned by the defendant.

While pursuing the…