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UNITED STATES v. LINGO

No. 84-1367.

740 F.2d 667 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donald W. LINGO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Lingo, pro se.

W. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., Deborah J. Groom, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Donald W. Lingo appeals from his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 153 for misappropriating funds from a bankruptcy estate for which he was acting as trustee. For reversal, he argues that the district court abused its discretion in denying Lingo's motion for a continuance and that trial on the merits subjected Lingo to double jeopardy. We affirm.

I. CONTINUANCE.

After his indictment for misappropriating over $7,000, Lingo was arraigned...

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