UNITED STATES v. BETTENCOURT

No. 79-1276.

614 F.2d 214 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David G. BETTENCOURT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Weight, Weight & Ellsworth, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellant.

Walter M. Heen, U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, on brief; Elliot Enoki, Asst. U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, GOODWIN and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

David Bettencourt appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111 for interfering with a federal officer in the performance of his official duties. Bettencourt asserts that he was deprived of due process by prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury, that testimony concerning his prior state arrest was improperly admitted, and that the trial judge incorrectly instructed the jury on the elements...

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