UNITED STATES v. BLEDSOE

No. 75-1760.

531 F.2d 888 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Royce Lee BLEDSOE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Glaze, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Gene O'Daniel, Asst. U. S. Atty., and W. H. Dillahunty, U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Royce Lee Bledsoe appeals his conviction of knowingly signing a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6). The case was submitted to a jury which returned a guilty verdict. We find that Bledsoe was denied his right to a fair trial by prejudicial error in the admission of evidence and in the prosecutor's final argument. Accordingly, we reverse.

In November, 1973, defendant Bledsoe,...

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