U.S. v. KING

Nos. 87-1040 to 87-1042, 87-1071 to 87-1075.

840 F.2d 1276 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muriel S. KING (87-1040/1071), Robert A. McGee (87-1041), William Alexander Lewis (87-1042), Larry E. Branson (87-1072), William Lenard Lewis (87-1073), Theodore R. Jones (87-1074), Eddie L. Green (87-1075), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Quinn, Leroy Kramer, Larry C. Willey, Charles S. Rominger, Dennis Kolenda (argued), Anthony J. Valentine, Robert Mirque, Grand Rapids, Mich., for defendants-appellants.

Daniel L. Bell, II, Irving Gornstein (argued) Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Donald A. Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 21, 1988.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

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