UNITED STATES v. BELDIN

No. 83-1503.

737 F.2d 450 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Archie Travis BELDIN and Bennie Lee Hanna, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Lovelace, Mesquite, Tex., (court-appointed), for Beldin.

Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, Tex., for Hanna.

James A. Rolfe, U.S. Atty., Jack C. Williamson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:*

Archie Travis Beldin and Bennie Lee Hanna were convicted of various offenses in connection with the destruction of a Texas liquor store and both were sentenced to prison terms. On appeal, both contend that they have committed no federal crime because they did not destroy the building "by means of an explosive." In addition, they dispute the sufficiency of the evidence and assign error to several procedural...

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