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U.S. v. AMARO

No. 86-1628.

816 F.2d 284 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Filemon AMARO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1987.

Opinion April 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee T. Lawless, Feb. Pub. Defender, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellant.

Laura J. Jones, Office of U.S. Atty., Frederick J. Hess, U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant-appellant Filemon Amaro was convicted in the district court of voluntary manslaughter of a fellow inmate, an offense he committed while incarcerated at the Marion, Illinois federal penitentiary in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112. After being sentenced to a ten-year period of confinement, Amaro appeals. He argues the district court committed reversible error in requiring his inmate witnesses to wear restraints while testifying, in admitting...

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