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UNITED STATES v. SHELTON

No. 79-1026.

628 F.2d 54 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. David SHELTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stern, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Norman M. Monhait, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert,* U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Peter E. George and Paul N. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, Chief Judge, BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, and PARKER, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:

David Shelton appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of assaulting a federal officer.1 He argues that the district court erred in permitting the prosecutor to conduct a line of cross-examination which he contends was both improper and prejudicial. We agree. Therefore, we reverse.

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