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U.S. v. MONTELEONE

No. 95-1994.

77 F.3d 1086 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvatore G. MONTELEONE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Osgood, Lee's Summit, Missouri, argued for appellant.

Bruce E. Clark, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, Missouri, argued for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Salvatore Monteleone raises numerous challenges to his conviction for disposing of a firearm to a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1) (1994). Because the prosecutor posed wholly improper questions to a defense character witness, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

This case involves the regrettable tale of Salvatore Monteleone, a thirty-four year veteran of the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department with...

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