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U.S. v. BLAZE

No. 97-1082.

143 F.3d 585 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Johnny BLAZE, a/k/a Ruben Hur Cedeno, a/k/a "Carl", Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey A. Steinberg (William R. Kelso with him on the briefs), Springer & Steinberg, P.C., Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Paula M. Ray (Henry L. Solano, United States Attorney, and Charlotte J. Mapes, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with her on the briefs, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Denver, CO), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before PORFILIO, HOLLOWAY, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.

JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.

In a trial that revealed a scenario of which Elmore Leonard would have been proud, Johnny Blaze was convicted of numerous counts of extortion and racketeering. On appeal, Mr. Blaze contends the court erred when it: (1) did not suppress evidence officers retrieved without a warrant from his locked briefcase; (2) refused to remove appointed counsel at Mr. Blaze's request; and (3) did not grant a mistrial when a witness mentioned a polygraph...

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