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U.S. v. BLAKEY

No. 92-9191.

14 F.3d 1557 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay A. BLAKEY, aka Barry Williams, aka Jay Bleckey, aka Jerry Blakey, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Smith, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for defendant-appellant.

Martin James Weinstein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and COX, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Because of the prosecutor's improper closing arguments, we reverse the convictions in this case and remand it for a new trial.

FACTS

On March 24, 1987, Terrance Lockhart received a Federal Express package containing a $35,000 cashier's check at his acquaintance's, Lawrence Stoffer, mother's home. When the check arrived, the payee line was blank and the check bore the authorizing signature of Barry Williams.

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