U.S. v. Underwood, No. 95-2155 (7th Cir.) (130 F.3d 1225) (November 21, 1997) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
January 19, 1998
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Plain Error.
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