Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard McKeon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 1984No. 834, Docket 83-1340PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Following a trial before Judge Platt and a jury, appellant Bernard McKeon was convicted in the Eastern District of New York on one count of conspiracy to export fire arms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. McKeon was acquitted of eight substantive counts concerning the illegal exportation of firearms. The trial was McKeon’s third on these charges, the first two having ended in mistrials. At issue on appeal is Judge Platt’s admission into evidence at the third trial of portions of the opening statement made by McKeon’s lawyer at the second trial and the resulting…
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