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U.S. v. MURRAH

No. 89-2179.

888 F.2d 24 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Grady MURRAH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Horan, Fort Smith, Ark., Stephen E. Van Gaasbeck, Lytle & Van Gaasbeck, San Antonia, Tex. for defendant-appellant.

Joseph Douglas Wilson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Jeffrey J. Strand, Bob Wortham, U.S. Attys., Tyler, Tex., Mervyn Hamburg, U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, POLITZ, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Concluding that certain remarks by the prosecutor were improper and prejudicial, compromising the defendant's right to a fair trial, we reverse the convictions of Joe Grady Murrah for mail fraud and arson and remand for a new trial.

Background

Murrah and his wife owned and operated the Pin-N-Wheels Bowling Alley in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. During the early morning hours of March 26, 1985 a fire razed that structure. Fire...

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