UNITED STATES v. TWEED

No. 73-1131.

503 F.2d 1127 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isaiah Louis TWEED, a/k/a Isaiah Lewis Tweed, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1974.

As Amended October 21, 1974.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Godfrey, E. St. Louis, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Henry A. Schwarz, U.S. Atty., and Frederick J. Hess, Asst. U.S. Atty., E. St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, PELL and STEVENS, Circuit Judges.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Isaiah Tweed appeals from a judgment of conviction following a verdict of guilty on two counts of an indictment for possession of destructive devices in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(c), 5861(d), and 5871. Tweed raises a number of issues on appeal, the most significant ones being: (1) whether the district court erred in its examination and exclusion of certain veniremen; and (2) whether the district court erred in...

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