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UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 79-5241.

608 F.2d 551 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gennie Lynn BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene Douglass (court-appointed), Wichita Falls, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises the question whether the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. section 13,1 has properly been used as the prosecutorial vehicle on the facts in this case. We hold that the Act has been properly used, but reverse the conviction on other grounds.

Gennie Lynn Brown, appellant, resided at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, with her husband and four children — two hers and two her husband...

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