1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 495 F.2d
  5. 495 F.2d 1237 (1974)
 

UNITED STATES v. LACOUTURE

No. 73-2834.

495 F.2d 1237 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcelle LACOUTURE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Simons, Austin, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., Anna E. Stool, Staff Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge and BELL and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This case presents squarely for the first time in our circuit the question whether a witness'1 refusal to testify on Fifth Amendment grounds may be made known to the jury or commented on by defense counsel. Other circuits which have considered these issues, however,2 have uniformly said no. We agree and affirm.

A little over a year ago customs agents inspected defendant Lacouture...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases