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427 F.2d 543
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Steve Carl EIDE, Appellant.No. 24639.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 2, 1970.
Michael S. Rieschling, Steve Carl Eide, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.
Stan Pitkin, U.S. Atty., John M. Darrah, J. Byron Holcomb, Asst. U.S. Attys., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.
Before DUNIWAY, WRIGHT and TRASK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
1Steve Carl Eide appeals from his nonjury conviction for possession and transfer of a firearm not registered to him, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5861(d) and (e).
2We find no merit in the contentions raised by appellant and affirm.
3Testimony regarding a robbery planned by appellant was admissible at trial for the purpose of establishing a motive for possession of the firearm, a machine gun. See Loux v. United States, 389 F.2d 911, 918-919 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 867, 89 S.Ct. 151, 21 L.Ed.2d 135 (1968).
4An extrajudicial statement made by appellant's co-defendant at the time of his arrest was likewise admissible. The co-defendant-- who was acquitted-- took the stand at trial, confirmed the statement in substance, and was interrogated by appellant's counsel. There was no violation of Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968).
5The court's determination that appellant was not entrapped into committing the offenses charged was supported by substantial evidence.
6Judgment affirmed.
Document Info
Docket Number: 24639_1
Citation Numbers: 427 F.2d 543
Judges: Duniway, Per Curiam, Trask, Wright
Filed Date: 6/2/1970
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 8/4/2023