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UNITED STATES v. ROBERTS

Nos. 78-2738, 78-2806.

618 F.2d 530 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Neal T. ROBERTS and James Albert Robison, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1980.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Otto, James H. Kemper, Derickson, Kemper & Henze, Phoenix, Ariz., argued, for defendants-appellants; Marvin Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz., on brief.

W. Ronald Jennings, Asst. U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and WYATT, Senior District Judge.

WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Roberts and Robison argue that the prosecutor (1) improperly bolstered the credibility of its chief witness with his plea agreement to testify truthfully and (2) implied in closing argument that a state policeman corroborated that witness's testimony.

We reverse for improper closing argument.

FACTS

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