U.S. v. GARZA

No. 88-2485.

887 F.2d 55 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Humberto Sergio GARZA, Gary Ben Jordan, and Noe Muniz, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Connors, III, Joe A. Cisneros, McAllen, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, Christopher L. Milner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Today we decide whether certain improper statements made by a prosecutor during closing argument to a jury were so prejudicial as to require reversal.

Facts

The appellants were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment for conspiring to make and for making false statements and representations to federally licensed firearms dealers in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sections 924(a) and 2. They appeal, claiming that certain...

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