U.S. v. SMITH

No. 02-31170.

354 F.3d 390 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Boyett SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tania Christina Tetlow, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John H. Craft, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Robin Elise Schulberg, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

A jury found Elizabeth Smith guilty of arson, mail fraud, conspiracy, witness tampering, and the use of fire in the commission of a felony. She raises five claims of trial error and contends that the district court misapplied the sentencing guidelines and that part of her sentence violates the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. Finding only harmless error with respect to one evidentiary issue, we affirm.

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