UNITED STATES v. WATERMAN

No. 83-2159.

732 F.2d 1527 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Walter WATERMAN, a/k/a Jack Waterman, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1984.

Consideration September 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Tigar, Washington, D.C., argued, for appellant.

Robert F. Kokrda, Omaha, Neb., argued, for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


Consideration En Banc September 20, 1984.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

John W. (Jack) Waterman appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982). Waterman claims that an agreement between the government and the star prosecution witness against him irreparably tainted that witness' testimony, depriving Waterman of the fundamental fairness protected by the United States Constitution...

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