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UNITED STATES v. MERRIWEATHER

Crim. No. 73-519.

376 F.Supp. 944 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America v. Bernard MERRIWEATHER.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

May 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Lieberman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Robert L. Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

The defendant was convicted on two counts of distributing heroin. He has moved for a new trial or for a judgment of acquittal contending that he was denied counsel of his own choice and the opportunity to impeach a key Government witness by bringing out the details of crimes for which she had been convicted.

On September 6, 1973, Bernard Merriweather was indicted on two counts of violating 21 U.S.C. &...

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