U.S. v. COLLINS

No. 91-3778.

972 F.2d 1385 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert F. COLLINS and John H. Ross, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian R. Murray, Jr., Murray, Braden, Gonzalez & Richardson, Ralph Capitelli, Richard A. Bordelon, Kern A. Reese, New Orleans, La., for Collins.

S.C. Garcia, III, Metairie, La., for Ross.

James M. Cole, Deputy Chief, Raymond N. Hulser, Rod J. Rosenstein, Trial Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Public Integrity Section, Washington, D.C., Harry Rosenberg, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for U.S.

Before KING, JOLLY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Robert F. Collins, a United States District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, and John H. Ross, Collins's longtime friend, challenge their convictions for bribery, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. They also challenge the district court's calculation of their sentences. Finding no error, we affirm.

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