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UNITED STATES v. DAWKINS

No. 77-1161.

562 F.2d 567 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Willie Isaiah DAWKINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl P. Gray, St. Paul, Minn., on brief, for appellant.

Andrew W. Danielson, U. S. Atty., and Mel I. Dickstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., and Neil Lavick, Intern, on brief, for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, ROSS and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant-appellant Willie Isaiah Dawkins was convicted in district court on an indictment in two counts charging him with distributing a total of approximately seven grams of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, defendant urges as grounds for reversal (1) the trial court's giving of an Allen-type instruction, and (2) alleged prosecutorial misconduct in making certain remarks during closing argument. Defense counsel failed to object...

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