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UNITED STATES v. GIACALONE

No. 78-5055.

588 F.2d 1158 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vito GIACALONE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1978.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. C. Deday LaRene, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

James K. Robinson, U. S. Atty., C. Stanley Hunterton, Sp. Atty., Detroit Strike Force, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Vito Giacalone was found guilty in a jury trial of unlawful possession and receipt of a firearm by one having been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1202(a)(1) (Appendix) (1976). On direct appeal he challenges the procedures which produced the weapon in question, complains that the trial judge committed reversible error in refusing to excuse three jurors for cause, and finally...

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