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· 1/21/1970

United States v. Howard Mason Birrell

Citations

  • 421 F.2d 665
  • 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 11125

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  • reversing a theft conviction where prosecutor argued defendant would “be a homosexual and a car thief . . . for the rest of his natural life”

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Judges: Merrill, Ely, Crocker

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