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U.S. v. WALLINGTON

No. 88-6033.

889 F.2d 573 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace G. WALLINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Lambright, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Geoffrey R. Brigham, Dept. of Justice, Criminal Appellate, Washington, D.C., Paula C. Offenhauser, Kathlyn Giannaula, Asst. U.S. Attys., and Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GARWOOD and DUHE, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Wallace G. Wallington (Wallington) appeals his conviction for divulging information obtained within the scope of his official duties as an employee with the United States Customs Service (Customs Service) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1905. As the sole basis of his appeal, Wallington challenges the facial constitutionality of that statute.1 We determine that the statute is constitutional,...

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