UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON

No. 79-5590.

615 F.2d 329 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlie Will THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Radney, Alexander City, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Barry E. Teague, U.S. Atty., Kent B. Brunson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

A federal jury in the Middle District of Alabama convicted Charlie Will Thompson of conspiring to violate and violating election laws in a federal election, by acts made unlawful under 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1976) and 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c) (1976). On appeal Thompson contends that the trial court, by dismissing a government witness and instructing the jury to disregard her surprise adverse testimony, usurped the jury's function and deprived him...

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