U.S. v. DOKE

No. 97-20515.

171 F.3d 240 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice H. DOKE; Larry W. Bass, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Powers, Paula Camille Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Renata Ann Gowie, Asst. Federal Public Defender, George D. Murphy, Jr., Houston, TX, for Doke.

Anthony Wayne Nims, Houston, TX, for Bass.

Before JOLLY and JONES, Circuit Judges, and SIM LAKE, District Judge.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Maurice Doke and Larry Bass were convicted of conspiracy, bank fraud, and two counts of making false statements to a bank, all in connection with a $600,000 nominee loan on speculative real estate. On appeal, they raise twelve issues, the most significant of which are the sufficiency of the evidence, potential juror bias, and Doke's competence to stand trial.1 We affirm the district court's judgment.

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