United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Joseph Anthony Digiovanni, Defendant-appellant, 449 F.2d 343 (5th Cir. 1971)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 449 F.2d 343 (5th Cir. 1971) October 12, 1971

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Charles A. Moye, Jr., Judge.

John C. Pennington (Court Appointed), Strickland, Stone & Pennington, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Robert L. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:


Joseph Anthony Digiovanni was convicted, in two counts, of possessing and passing counterfeited obligations of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C., § 472. On appeal, Digiovanni asserts that certain closing arguments of the prosecuting attorney require the reversal of his conviction. The appeal falls entirely within the perimeter of our Local Rule 211  and the judgment of the District Court is

Affirmed.

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Rule 18, 5th Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I

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See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966

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