United States v. B. H. Webb, A/K/A Hamp Webb

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

A jury found that Hamp Webb willfully shot a passing helicopter. 18 U.S.C.A. § 32 (West 1969). Webb appeals his conviction, claiming evidentiary error and misconduct by the trial judge. We affirm.

The helicopter pilot, one Moore, testified that he was flying past Webb’s house when he saw Webb run out to a parked car, take out a rifle and commence firing. That was the incident for which Webb was indicted. Moore continued, however, to testify that someone on Webb’s property again shot at him some days after the incident in question. Webb objected to the admission of…