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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 29937.

447 F.2d 894 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franklin Eugene WILLIAMS and James Edison Williams, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. DeVault, III, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court Appointed), for Franklin E. Williams.

Edward J. Witten, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court Appointed), for James E. Williams.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Joseph W. Hatchett, Harvey E. Schlesinger, Asst. U. S. Attys., Jacksonville, Fla., Richard J. Mandell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The Williams brothers, Franklin and James, here appeal from convictions in the district court for alleged dealings in counterfeit United States currency.1 We find support in the record for such claims of irregularities in the proceedings below as to require that the case be retried. We accordingly reverse and remand.

A number of asserted errors are insisted upon by the appellants between them. We dispose...

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