U.S. v. ALEXANDER

No. 99-30067.

110 F.Supp.2d 762 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Eddie Leroy ALEXANDER, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois, East St. Louis Division.

August 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Goldsmith, Fairview Heights, Patty Merkamp Stemler, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Herman L. Jimerson, Clayton, MO, for defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

Court proceedings are held for the solemn purpose of endeavoring to ascertain the truth which is the sine qua non of a fair trial. Over the centuries Anglo-American courts have devised careful safeguards by rule and otherwise to protect and facilitate the performance of this high function.... We have always held that the atmosphere essential to the preservation of a fair trial — the most fundamental...

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