UNITED STATES v. KOSSA

No. 76-3368.

562 F.2d 959 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Edwin KOSSA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry P. Fitzgerald, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth J. Mighell, U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., John W. Sweeney, Jr., R. H. Wallace, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, SKELTON, Senior Judge, and HILL, Circuit Judge.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, defendant-appellant Kossa, a former Dallas policeman, does not contest the underpinnings of his conviction for extortion and threats of violence under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 844(e). Rather Kossa's primary appellate contention centers on the weight and credibility to be accorded a defendant's expert testimony when he raises an insanity defense. His claim that, on the basis of newly discovered evidence, he should...

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