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U.S. v. JOHNSTON

No. 97-6146.

146 F.3d 785 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Robert JOHNSTON, Defendant—Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Staggs, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellant.

Timothy W. Ogilvie, Assistant U.S. Attorney (Patrick M. Ryan, U.S. Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TACHA, BRORBY, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Robert Johnston was a defense attorney in Oklahoma City. Richard Jarvis, a drug dealer who previously had used Johnston for legal representation on other matters, asked Johnston to lie on Jarvis's behalf by telling two men to whom Jarvis owed drug money that Jarvis had been arrested. The purpose of the false story was to deter the two men from making further contact with Jarvis. Johnston complied with Jarvis's request, and Jarvis was never bothered...

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