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UNITED STATES v. McCOY

No. 84-2895.

767 F.2d 395 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernon McCOY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

July 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel V. Merkel, Asst. U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Lee T. Lawless, Federal Public Defender, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to interpret and to apply provisions of the Dangerous Special Offender Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3575-78 (1982), although other issues are presented and addressed. The appellant Vernon McCoy was found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. I § 1202(a)(1) (1982), and he was sentenced as a "dangerous special offender" pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3575(b...

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