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U.S. v. JORDAN

No. 93-2376.

49 F.3d 152 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Betty JORDAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Zimmermann and Michael C. Gross, Zimmermann & Lavine, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Richard A. Friedman, D.R. Millard, III, and Lawrence D. Finder, U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, WIENER and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals her convictions of wire fraud and money laundering. We find that the district judge abused her discretion for failing to recuse herself pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), as the facts underlying this case create an appearance of impropriety. After reviewing the record we have concluded that the conviction should stand. The sentence, however, must be vacated in order to maintain the integrity of the judicial system...

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