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U.S. v. MORALES

No. 87-2858.

854 F.2d 61 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isidro MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesus Maria Alvarez, Rio Grande City, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Frances H. Stacy, James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The issues on this appeal arise from references made at trial to the failure of the appellant, at the time of his arrest, to explain to the arresting officers that he was conducting an undercover operation as he later claimed. Appellant Morales contends that these references infringe the rule of Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976).

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