POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Thomas W. McPhee was convicted of making a false statement to a federal agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The prosecutor made prejudicial statements to the jury during closing argument, thus denying McPhee a fair trial. The conviction is reversed.
Facts
Raymond Kyral pled guilty in November 1979 to a charge of making and subscribing false income tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). The court...
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