United States v. Eloy Horacio Desoto

McKAY, Chief Judge.

Defendant Eloy H. DeSoto was indicted on one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition after having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. The indictment charged defendant with possessing a .9mm pistol and two magazines loaded with sixty rounds of .228 caliber ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988). The district court entered a judgment of conviction after a jury returned a guilty verdict. Defendant now appeals his conviction.

I

On October 30, 1979, defendant was adjudged guilty of second degree murder in a…