U.S. v. OWENS

Nos. 95-6357, 95-6405, 95-6631 and 95-6632.

159 F.3d 221 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny OWENS (95-6357), Blake Owens (95-6405), Ira John Woodfin (95-6631), and Kaye Miller Bennett (95-6632), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick H. Godwin, Asst. U.S. Attorney (argued and briefed), Office of U.S. Attorney, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert G. Gilder (briefed), Jefferson D. Gilder (argued), Southaven, MS, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 95-6357.

Blake Owens, Medical Center for Federal Prisons, Springfield, MO, John M. Colette (argued and briefed), John M. Colette & Associates, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 95-6405.

Wayne Chastain (argued), Memphis, TN, Ira John Woodfin, Forrest City, AR, Kathleen L. Caldwell (briefed), Taylor, Halliburton, Ledbetter & Caldwell, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 95-6631.

Robert E. Harrison (argued and briefed), Harrison & Goin, Scottsville, KY, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 95-6632.

Before: KRUPANSKY, NORRIS, and SILER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants appeal their convictions and sentences for their roles in an interstate drug, prostitution, and gambling conspiracy. They raise numerous issues, including: (1) admission of evidence of violent and racial incidents at the business; (2) exclusion of evidence tendered for the defendants; (3) the constitutionality of the statutes involved; (4) bias by the district judge; (5)...

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