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UNITED STATES v. SKINNER

No. 76-1322. Summary Calendar.

535 F.2d 325 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Elvis SKINNER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Miller, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Frank D. McCown, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Judith A. Shepherd, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 23, 1976.

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, James Skinner, Jr., contends that the district court's modified Allen Charge1 contained impermissibly coercive language which compels reversal of his conviction. After the most careful consideration of the Allen Charge and the context in which it was presented in this case, we have concluded that its use here was not so prejudicial as to deprive...

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