U.S. v. FEATHERSON

No. 90-1681.

949 F.2d 770 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney FEATHERSON, a/k/a River Rat, James Edward Langston, and Ray Langston, a/k/a Big Ray, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Craig, Lubbock, Tex. (Court-appointed), for J.E. Langston.

Floyd Holder, Lubbock, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Featherson.

Tommy Turner, Lubbock, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Ray Langston.

Joe C. Lockhart, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., C. Richard Baker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Lubbock, Tex., for U.S.

Before KING, JOHNSON, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Rodney Featherson ("Featherson"), James Edward Langston ("James"), and Ray Langston ("Ray") appeal their convictions for various controlled substance violations. They allege: (1) the district court abused its discretion in denying the motions of severance of James and Ray; (2) the district court exceeded its discretion by allowing the jury to use transcripts of audio recordings; (3) there is insufficient evidence to support...

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