United States v. Kelly

KNOUS, Chief Judge.

An information was filed against the defendant charging him with violating 15 U.S.C.A. § 902(e), which statute prohibits the interstate transportation of firearms by one who has been convicted of a crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice. Upon the defendant’s plea of not guilty, trial was had to a jury resulting in a verdict of guilty. The matter now rests upon defendant’s renewal of his Motion for Judgment of Acquittal.

By his motion, the defendant alleges: a) the Government failed to establish the corpus delicti, independent of defendant’s admissions, b) and c)…