EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the authority of defense counsel to decide whether to request a mistrial in a federal criminal trial. Defendant James C. Burke appeals his conviction of accepting a bribe from a government agent in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B). We affirm.
In a case involving several different charges, a jury convicted Defendant of one: accepting a bribe from a government agent while Defendant was a local official...
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