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UNITED STATES v. WASHINGTON

No. 428, Docket 78-1254.

592 F.2d 680 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven WASHINGTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Fabricant, Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellant.

Shira A. Scheindlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y. (Edward R. Korman, U. S. Atty., E. D. N. Y. Harvey M. Stone, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y. of counsel), for appellee.

Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, and SMITH and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was arrested on March 17, 1978, after he and a companion, a suspected bank robber, attempted to elude federal officers in a high-speed automobile chase through the Borough of Queens in New York City. When the car in which appellant was a passenger was forced to stop by a truck that was blocking the street, appellant emerged from the vehicle as if to surrender, then suddenly bolted into the crowd that had gathered. The officers gave chase and...

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