U.S. v. WILSON

No. 97-2122.

149 F.3d 1298 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin WILSON, a.k.a. Clinton Edwards, a.k.a. Kevin Edwards, a.k.a. Keevie, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. Siegel, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Tamra Phipps, Susan Rothstein-Youakim, Kathy J.M. Peluso, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and ALARCON, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals his conviction claiming that prosecutorial misconduct warrants a new trial. While some of the prosecutor's conduct at trial was improper, we nonetheless conclude that a new trial is not justified. We affirm.

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