United States v. Henry Albert Steeves

HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Henry Albert Steeves, defendant below, was found guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota of the unlawful “receipt and possession” of two rifles in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1). Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for two years on Count 1 of the indictment and to imprisonment for one year on Count 2 with the sentences to be served consecutively. He appeals.

Insofar as here pertinent, the statute under which the defendant was charged provides that any person who has been convicted of a felony in any…