U.S. v. BLOCKER

No. 95-60286.

104 F.3d 720 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Perry G. BLOCKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria May, Assistant U.S. Attorney, John Morgan Dowdy, Jr., Office of the United States Attorney, Jackson, MS, Peter Hickman Barrett, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Biloxi, MS, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kenneth A. Rutherford, Barry H. Powell, Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke, Jackson, MS, John Mark Colette, John M. Colette & Associates, Jackson, MS, for defendant—appellant.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Perry G. Blocker appeals his convictions and sentences for the offenses of mail fraud and bank fraud. Blocker argues, among other things, that a search conducted by a Mississippi insurance examiner, whom he contends was acting as an agent of the United States Government, violated the Fourth Amendment. We disagree with this contention, and affirm in part and reverse in part on other grounds.

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