UNITED STATES v. MERGIST

No. 83-4457.

738 F.2d 645 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jerome P. MERGIST, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland, Nuckolls & Catts, Donald F. Samuel, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., D.H. Perkins, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TIMBERS, POLITZ and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Jerome Mergist appeals from his conviction of federal drug law violations, asserting two grounds for reversal. First, he contends that the trial court erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on Mergist's motion to suppress certain testimony. He also asserts that the admission of extrinsic offense evidence constituted error. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

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