U.S. v. SMITH

No. 93-2491.

31 F.3d 469 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond E. SMITH, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Haywood McDuffie (argued), Eddie A. Stephens, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Christopher W. Graul, Vickie Voukidis Blum, Stanley L. Hill (argued), Jennifer Lee, Hill & Associates, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Raymond E. Smith, Jr. was charged in a three count indictment with distribution of cocaine. His case was tried in Chicago, with a visiting judge from the district of North Dakota presiding.

At the beginning of the third day of trial, a conference was held in the judge's chambers. Smith, his counsel, and the Assistant United States Attorney were all present. During this conference, the judge informed the parties of a private meeting he...

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