UNITED STATES v. DIXON

No. 78-5492.

593 F.2d 626 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus Aaron DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. S. Williams, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Pensacola, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Nickolas P. Geeker, U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., Donald S. Modesitt, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 24, 1979.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted on one count of a two-count indictment charging violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1976). In his brief, appellant urges error in two instances. First, appellant urges that the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial after a government witness made reference to appellant's exercise of his constitutional right to...

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