In what circumstances will a federal court uphold a conviction of a former felon for receiving a firearm that travelled in interstate commerce?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Bell, 524 F.2d 202 (2nd Cir. 1975):
5 In a very recent case, United States v. Kelly, 519 F.2d 251, 252 (8th Cir. 1975), the court, in upholding the conviction of a former felon for receiving a firearm which once traveled in interstate commerce, noted:
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