UNITED STATES v. LEE

No. 83-2675.

744 F.2d 1124 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl LEE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Beene, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Mildred M. Matesich, Atty., William Bradford Reynolds, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Dennis J. Dimsey, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 9, 1984.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Carl Lee was jointly tried with three fellow San Jacinto County, Texas law enforcement officers on charges of violating and conspiring to violate the civil rights of prisoners in their custody. The sole issue Lee presses in this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in denying him a severance. Finding no abuse, we affirm.

I.

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