United States v. Earl Nelvie Brown

BELL, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on a one count indictment charging appellant with violating the Federal Firearms Act of 1947. 1 The indictment charged appellant with violating 15 U.S.C.A. § 902(e), which makes it a crime for a person who had been convicted previously of a crime punishable by imprisonment of one year or more to transport or cause to be transported in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm or ammunition.

The appellant was found guilty after a jury trial on June 10, 1969. Between the commission of the offense and conviction, 15 U.S.C.A. §…