MORRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 77-1935.

572 F.2d 185 (1978)

Harley Beverly MORRIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis Olkon, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Andrew W. Danielson, U. S. Atty., and Ann D. Montgomery, Asst. U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., and Janet Forest, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Harley Beverly Morris was convicted of two counts of knowingly receiving a firearm that was shipped in interstate commerce after he was convicted of a felony. 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h)(1), 924(a). On appeal, he argues that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court improperly interjected itself in the government's behalf during the trial by: (1) instructing the prosecutor to ask certain questions during the government's cross-examination of...

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