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UNITED STATES v. SULLIVAN

No. 75-3327.

544 F.2d 1052 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas William SULLIVAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas R. Allis, Deputy Federal Public Defender (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Deanne H. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BARNES and ELY, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.

ELY, Circuit Judge:

Sullivan was convicted in a jury trial of having presented false identification in connection with several purchases of firearms [18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) (Supp.1976).] He defended his conduct on the ground that he was not legally sane at the time of the purchases. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to adopt one of two jury instructions proposed by the defense, either of which...

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