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- Title: United States V. Anderson
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 26, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
Description
Appellant appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) (1970), for making false statements to a licensed firearms dealer. He was acquitted by the jury of an additional charge of dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1). He received a sentence of five years imprisonment. Three issues are raised on appeal: 1) whether the District Court erred in limiting the manner in which peremptory challenges could be exercised; 2) whether the District Court erred in restricting the scope of the voir dire of prospective jurors; and 3) whether the Government attorney's closing argument was so improper and prejudicial as to warrant reversal of the conviction. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.