UNITED STATES v. BRISCOE

No. 84-4010.

742 F.2d 842 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rosa BRISCOE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Merkel, Clarksdale, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Glen H. Davidson, U.S. Atty., Alfred E. Moreton, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Rosa Briscoe appeals her conviction of attempting, by means of an incendiary device, to destroy a building affecting interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i) and (j).1 We affirm.

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In November 1981, Rosa Briscoe and Dot Moore opened The Hired Hand, a western wear store in Batesville, Mississippi. Bill Morrow, a long...

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