UNITED STATES v. FIGURSKI

No. 75-1136.

545 F.2d 389 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas J. FIGURSKI, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Daugherty, Charleston, W. Va. [court-appointed], for appellant.

Frank E. Jolliffee, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va. (John A. Field, III, U. S. Atty., Wayne A. Rich, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va., and Fred D. Clark, Third Year Law Student, on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Convicted by a jury of four substantive counts and one conspiracy count involving the distribution of drugs, Thomas J. Figurski appeals, assigning numerous grounds for reversal. Only that dealing with defendant's claim that his cross-examination of the government witness Brisendine was prejudicially restricted warrants any extended discussion. We affirm.

I.

Brisendine was an unindicted coconspirator, who testified for the government...

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