United States v. Jessie Buchanan

HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.

The defendant, Jessie Buchanan, timely appeals his conviction for manufacture and possession of an unregistered firearm, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) & (f); 1 and for conspiracy to commit these offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1982). We affirm.

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The factual background

This case arises from an explosion at Joann Huffman’s trailer home in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, on September 3, 1982. According to the Government’s evidence, Eric Elrod and John Omstead burned the house at the defendant’s instructions. Considered in the light most favorable to the Government at this juncture, the record tends…