Legal Opinion
United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gary Bowdach, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1977No. 76-2258PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The defendant-appellant, Gary Bowdach, a previously convicted felon, was convicted by a jury of three counts of receiving weapons in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a). The district court, Judge Norman Roettger presiding, granted the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal as to Count III of the indictment. The United States properly filed a petition to find the defendant a dangerous special offender pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3575. The district court, after holding a hearing and finding the defendant to be a dangerous special offender, sentenced the defendant to five…
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