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In ''Stevens v. United States'', 440 F.2d 144 (6th Cir. 1971), the Court of Appeals for the [[Sixth Circuit]] upheld the conviction of a [[felon]] for possessing a firearm in violation of Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, specifically 18 U.S.C.S. app. § 1202(a)(1).   

In '''''Stevens v. United States''''', 440 F.2d 144 (6th Cir. 1971), the Court of Appeals for the [[Sixth Circuit]] upheld the conviction of a [[felon]] for possessing a firearm in violation of Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, specifically 18 U.S.C.S. app. § 1202(a)(1).   

A 2-1 panel of the Court applied the [[federal]] statute broadly as not to require proof of a connection with interstate commerce in the possession of the gun.  It held:

A 2-1 panel of the Court applied the [[federal]] statute broadly as not to require proof of a connection with interstate commerce in the possession of the gun.  It held: