Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 27, 1971, 71-2502 (United States v. Edward John Pistante)

PER CURIAM:

Edward J. Pistante appeals his conviction by a jury of theft from an interstate shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. He contends that the District Court erred in refusing to exclude evidence in the Government’s case-in-chief of prior inconsistent exculpatory statements made by him before trial.