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U.S. v. AVANTS

No. 03-60526.

367 F.3d 433 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest Henry AVANTS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 19, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Terrell Starrett, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Jackson, MS, Paige M. Fitzgerald, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Julie Ann Epps (argued), Jackson, MS, Thomas E. Royals, Thomas R. Mayfield, Royals & Mayfield, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a conviction in 2003 concerning a racially motivated murder in a national forest in 1966 primarily presents constitutional due process and confrontation issues. Ernest Henry Avants was convicted for aiding and abetting the premeditated murder of Ben Chester White. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 (murder), 7(3) (territorial jurisdiction over lands acquired by the United States), and 2 (aiding and abetting...

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