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U.S. v. ESPOSITO

No. 88-1726.

867 F.2d 388 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony ESPOSITO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Tuite, Tuite, Mejia & Giacchetti, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

David A. Glockner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Tony Esposito appeals from his convictions for possession and transfer of a machine gun and a silencer in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) and (e), and for possession of a silencer not identified by a serial number in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(i). His principal and only claim discussed herein is that the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that it could accept Esposito's rather interesting theory of defense. For...

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