United States v. Willie Lloyd Turner

Fourth Circuit

United States v. Willie Lloyd Turner

441 F.2d 1161, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10321

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

DecidedMay 7, 1971

Docket15330

StatusPublished

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United States v. Willie Lloyd Turner, 441 F.2d 1161, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10321 (4th Cir. 1971).

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PER CURIAM:

The appellant was convicted of making a false or fictitious statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a) (6). On appeal he contends that the district court erred in admitting into evidence testimony that he shot one Lorenzo Wallace Artis with the gun he had purchased.

We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the appendix, and the record. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of the appellant’s subsequent criminal act. See Swann v. United States, 195 F.2d 639 (4th Cir. 1952). The district court, which was sitting without a jury, was careful to allow the evidence to come in only to show that the appellant had the requisite criminal intent at the time he made the false statement. The evi *1162 dence was not admitted to show that the appellant had a propensity for crime and was thus likely to have committed the crime in question. See Record, Vol. 2, at 16-18, 22-23, 34.

Accordingly, we deem oral argument unnecessary and affirm the conviction.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM:

The appellant was convicted of making a false or fictitious statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a) (6). On appeal he contends that the district court erred in admitting into evidence testimony that he shot one Lorenzo Wallace Artis with the gun he had purchased.

We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the appendix, and the record. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of the appellant’s subsequent criminal act. See Swann v. United States, 195 F.2d 639 (4th Cir. 1952). The district court, which was sitting without a jury, was careful to allow the evidence to come in only to show that the appellant had the requisite criminal intent at the time he made the false statement. The evi *1162 dence was not admitted to show that the appellant had a propensity for crime and was thus likely to have committed the crime in question. See Record, Vol. 2, at 16-18, 22-23, 34.

Accordingly, we deem oral argument unnecessary and affirm the conviction.

Affirmed.

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