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United States v. Novel

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 15, 1971
444 F.2d 114 (9th Cir. 1971)

Summary

concluding in a one paragraph opinion "that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague and ambiguous"

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Opinion

No. 71-1081.

June 15, 1971.

Mack Fry (argued), Reno, Nev., for defendant-appellant.

James L. Whitten (argued), Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Bart M. Schouweiler, U.S. Atty., Raymond B. Little, Asst. U.S. Atty., Reno, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KOELSCH, ELY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


Novel appeals from a conviction of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2512(1)(a) for willfully carrying in interstate commerce a device primarily useful for surreptitious interception of wire or oral communications. We affirm.

We have examined the record and have considered appellant's several assignments of error. We find them without merit, concluding that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague and ambiguous, that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction, that the trial court properly refused appellant's proposed jury instruction, and that appellant's pretrial statements were properly admitted in evidence.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Novel

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 15, 1971
444 F.2d 114 (9th Cir. 1971)

concluding in a one paragraph opinion "that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague and ambiguous"

Summary of this case from United States v. Spy Factory, Inc.
Case details for

United States v. Novel

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gordon Michael Duane…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jun 15, 1971

Citations

444 F.2d 114 (9th Cir. 1971)

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