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UNITED STATES v. McKINLEY

No. 73-2882.

493 F.2d 547 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Trice McKINLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Hess, Mobile, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Charles White-Spunner, U. S. Atty., Irwin W. Coleman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Walter Trice McKinley was indicted for violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) by possessing a Schedule I controlled substance (heroin) with intent to distribute it. His defense was entrapment. On this appeal from his conviction, McKinley makes two arguments for reversal: (1) the limits placed upon his cross-examination of the government's primary witness deprived him of an effective cross-examination and (2) the lower court abused its discretion...

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