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· 2/22/1977

United States v. William Clyde Lewis

Citations

  • 547 F.2d 1030

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  • finding a plea to the jury to be the conscience of the community is not impermissible unless it is calculated to inflame, and an appeal to the jury to be the “public’s last shield” did not “exceed permissible bounds of advocacy”

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Judges: Van Oosterhout, Bright, Webster

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