UNITED STATES v. CHANDLER

No. 79-5041.

604 F.2d 972 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorman Wilson CHANDLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Kadish (Court-Appointed), Rhonda Ann Brofman, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

William F. Bartee, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 19, 1979.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression concerning the reach of 18 U.S.C. § 1503, the federal criminal statute that prohibits the corruption of justice by, among other means, endeavors to impede a witness in any United States court in the discharge of his duty to testify.1 We must decide whether a person who has testified at trial remains...

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