U.S. v. WESTMORELAND

No. 87-4515.

841 F.2d 572 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trudie P. WESTMORELAND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin M. Binder, Lisa B. Milner, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Ruth R. Harris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, KING and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

A county supervisor appeals her convictions for bribery, extortion, and mail fraud because she took kickbacks in purchases of county materials. She asserts that a federal statute prohibiting theft or bribery concerning federally funded programs does not apply to cases involving only state funds, that the district court wrongly admitted unduly prejudicial evidence, that the government's proof of her criminal predisposition failed to overcome her...

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