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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

Nos. 671-70, 672-70.

445 F.2d 421 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Joseph WILLIAMS and Jackie Johnson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen S. Kelly, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Kan. (Robert J. Roth, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Kan., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael B. Lavinsky, Denver, Colo., for defendants-appellants.

Before MURRAH, PICKETT and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Williams and Johnson were convicted and sentenced for stealing portable television sets from an interstate shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659 and § 2. The questions presented on this appeal arise out of the cross examination of Williams and Johnson as to previous convictions for other crimes, and the failure of the court to adequately instruct the jury as to the purpose of such evidence.

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