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UNITED STATES v. BENSON

No. 77-2770.

579 F.2d 508 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Horace BENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Markoff, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellant.

David T. Spurlock, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and HUG, Circuit Judges.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Benson appeals from his conviction of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1), receipt of a firearm shipped in interstate commerce by a person convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. The procedural posture of Benson's appeal raises an important question concerning "an essential part of the [criminal justice] process," the plea bargain. Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257,...

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