UNITED STATES v. LaCOSTE

No. 82-3747.

721 F.2d 984 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Albert LaCOSTE, a/k/a "Mickey" LaCoste, and Bernie Bill Bierman, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John DiGiulio, Baton Rouge, La. (Court-appointed), for LaCoste.

James A. McPherson, New Orleans, La., for Bierman.

Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr., U.S. Atty., Ian F. Hipwell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, WILLIAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 5, 1984.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants/co-defendants LaCoste and Bierman appeal from convictions for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 659 and 2. Appellants claim that four errors occurred in the trial court below, and that these errors justify reversal of this case. First, appellants contend that a defense witness' testimony was incorrectly excluded through assertion of the fifth amendment. At the very least...

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