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UNITED STATES v. STAGGS

Nos. 76-1914, 76-2003.

553 F.2d 1073 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lonnie Paul STAGGS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 27, 1977.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Delano, Springfield, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Donald B. Mackay, U. S. Atty., John C. Carver, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, SPRECHER and TONE, Circuit Judges.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

In this case the defendant appeals his conviction by a jury for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111.* We reverse the conviction and remand the case for a new trial.

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Defendant Lonnie Paul Staggs was wanted by the United States Marine Corps for desertion. On May 25, 1976, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents James C. Haskell and James E. Quick...

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