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UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 76-1939.

548 F.2d 545 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Charles SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Smith, pro se.

Howard T. Snyder, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Charles O. Farrar, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and JAMESON, District Judge.

JAMESON, District Judge:

William Charles Smith has appealed his conviction, following a jury trial, of willfully failing, while released on bond, to appear for trial, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3150. He contends that the district court erred in (1) denying defendant's motion for a continuance; (2) failing to instruct the jury on (a) "duress" and (b) intoxication; (3) denying defendant's motion for acquittal; and (4) denying defendant's motion for a mistrial...

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