Legal Opinion
Earl Davis Morgan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1977No. 77-1464PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Earl Davis Morgan was indicted on January 27, 1977, for knowing possession of a Colt M 16 machinegun, not registered to him, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 5861(d). On April 21, 1977, he was found guilty of the charge by a jury. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and Morgan was placed on probation for a period of three years. We affirm the conviction.
The appellant makes two allegations of error. The first relates to a technical mistake in the exercise of peremptory challenges which resulted in one black man, Mr. Webb Davis, being temporarily seated as a juror but immediately thereafter…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Edgar CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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