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UNITED STATES v. GIRST

No. 77-1604.

636 F.2d 316 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America v. Calvin Linwood GIRST, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1979.

Rehearing Granted December 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Lehr, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell and Daniel A. DeRose, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Ava Beth Scheinman,* with whom Michael Geltner, Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Washington, D.C. (Appointed by this Court), was on the brief, for appellant.

Before BAZELON, McGOWAN and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

From his conviction, following a bench trial, on three counts alleging firearms violations, Girst appeals contending that the trial court was in error (1) when it refused to suppress certain evidence that was seized when he was arrested, and (2) when it allegedly convicted him of three firearms offenses for the same act. We sustain the court's denial of the suppression motion...

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