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UNITED STATES v. SCOTT

No. 78-1985.

590 F.2d 531 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America v. William James SCOTT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1979.

As Amended February 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Schumacher, Federal Public Defender, Theodore S. Hopkins, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Blair A. Griffith, U. S. Atty., Thomas A. Crawford, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT and ADAMS, Circuit Judges, and COOLAHAN, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

When citizens are confronted with authority exercised by law enforcement agents, they frequently are unable to protect fully their rights and interests. Few Americans are trained in the intricacies of the law; many are unaware of the limitations placed on the power of our government and its officers by the Constitution and statutes. Because of this lack of knowledge there is a gap between the promise of liberty...

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