UNITED STATES v. LYONS

No. 82-1325.

703 F.2d 815 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arvey Hawy LYONS and Vickie Elaine Lyons, a/k/a Vickie Colbert, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

John Mitchell Nevins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A husband and wife, convicted of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen goods, claim they were denied their sixth amendment rights of confrontation and cross-examination because a government witness invoked the privilege against self-incrimination after a brief direct examination. They also assert various trial errors. Finding none of the claims to have merit, we affirm.

Arvey Hawy Lyons and his wife, Vickie Elaine...

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