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UNITED STATES v. ROSS

Nos. 72-1793, 72-1794.

477 F.2d 551 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. ROSS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester SAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Feinberg, court appointed, Detroit, Mich., on brief, for defendant-appellant Ross.

Emmett S. Long, Detroit, Mich., on brief, for defendant-appellant Sain.

Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, KENT, Circuit Judge, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Defendants were both convicted of bank robbery and murder, in a jury trial before Judge Theodore Levin. The testimony consisted of that of an accomplice and of several of the bank tellers. Both defendants seek reversal because of the Judge's alleged refusal to ask certain questions on voir dire, particularly one which asked the jurors if they had any racial prejudice. Both defendants were black ; the murdered man was white. There is nothing in the...

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