UNITED STATES v. PATTERSON

No. 83-4435. Summary Calendar.

724 F.2d 1128 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas Chico PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Sneed, Jackson, Miss., Court-appointed, for defendant-appellant.

Pshon Barrett, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Douglas Patterson was convicted of bank robbery. On appeal, he contends that the district court erred in refusing to authorize employment at government expense of a fingerprint expert pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(e) (1982). Patterson also challenges the admission of certain evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.

On September 25, 1981, the Central Bank of...

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