UNITED STATES v. ADAMS

No. 84-3871.

785 F.2d 917 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnathan Davis ADAMS, a/k/a Jonathan David Adams, and William Bryan Jennings, a/k/a Bill Jennings, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwendolyn Spivey, Tallahassee, Fla., for Jennings.

Jeffrey Savlov, Tallahassee, Fla., for Adams.

Stephen P. Preisser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

The issues in this appeal arise out of an ex parte conference of the district judge, the prosecutor, and a government witness. Such meetings are unusual and must be carefully conducted, especially in a criminal trial. In this case, however, an ex parte meeting was proper and appellants have shown no prejudice. Accordingly, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The charges against appellants stemmed from their participation...

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