UNITED STATES v. SUGGS

No. 84-8210.

755 F.2d 1538 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Merlin H. SUGGS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Freeman Leverett, Elberton, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Robert S. Stubbs, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant was convicted of falsifying Georgia Department of Labor travel vouchers in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1001. He brings numerous issues on appeal, the most critical of which relate to the prosecutor's closing comment on defendant's failure to testify before the Grand Jury and the introduction of an incriminating statement made while defendant was in custody and represented by counsel. Finding any error to be harmless, we affirm....

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