United States v. John Elbert Ransom and Joe Pat Demour

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

John Elbert Ransom and Joe Pat DeMour appeal from judgments of conviction for possession of an unregistered machine gun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) 1 and for violations of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1), which makes it unlawful for a convicted felon 2 to receive, possess, or transport a firearm in or affecting commerce. They raise several challenges to the convictions: probable cause for their arrest, the government’s dilatory response to motions to suppress, the admissibility of a tape recorded conversation between an informant and Ransom, correctness of the jury…