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U.S. v. FRANCIS

Nos. 97-1129, 97-1130.

170 F.3d 546 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis FRANCIS (97-1129) and Louay Francis (97-1130), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia G. Blake (briefed), Margaret E. Davis (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mark J. Kriger (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 97-1129.

John L. Belanger (briefed), Sterling Heights, MI, Arthur Jay Weiss, Farmington Hills, MI, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 97-1130.

Before: MARTIN, Chief Judge; SUHRHEINRICH and SILER, Circuit Judges.

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Lewis Francis and Louay Francis, a father and son, appeal their jury convictions and sentences and the denial of their motion for a new trial. Specifically, they argue that the prosecutor engaged in improper vouching and made other inappropriate comments, that there was insufficient evidence to support several of the convictions, that the district court's jury instructions were in error, and that the district...

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