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UNITED STATES v. MURPHREE

Nos. 85-5382, 85-5383.

783 F.2d 605 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glen MURPHREE (85-5382), Robert Murphree (85-5383), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell C. Winston argued, Edward C. Duke (LEAD) argued, Federal Public Defender, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellants.

W. Hickman Ewing, Jr., U.S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., Colleen Schmidt argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, Va., for amicus curiae.

Before ENGEL and MILBURN, Circuit Judges; and WOODS, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 26, 1986.

WOODS, District Judge.

These cases are criminal convictions of father and son for importing switchblades contrary to law and federal regulation. Appellants claim that the Switchblade Knife Act (15 U.S.C. § 1241 et seq.) is vague and overbroad and thereby unconstitutional; that there was not sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to support the...

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