United States v. Baker

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted Dec. 10, 1975.

Decided Dec. 18, 1975.

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1975-12-18

2 counsel of record

Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)

Relies on 397 F. Supp. 1122 - United States v. Baker

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1975-12-18

¶1Hale W. Brown, Kirkwood, Mo., for appellant.

¶2Frederick Buckles, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

¶3Before ROSS, STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Jim Baker appeals from his conviction for dealing in firearms without a license, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1) and 924(a). He contends that government agents entrapped him and that the evidence was insufficient for conviction.

¶6Baker was tried before the Honorable H. Kenneth Wangelin, whose findings of fact and conclusions of law are reported in United States v. Baker, 397 F.Supp. 1122 (E.D.Mo.1975). Finding no error in those proceedings, we affirm on the basis of Judge Wangelin’s memorandum opinion.