U.S. v. BLACKTHORNE

No. 03-50627.

378 F.3d 449 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Allen BLACKTHORNE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. and Richard L. Durbin, Jr. (argued), Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, TX, for U.S.

David L. Botsford (argued), Law Office of David L. Botsford, Austin, TX, for Blackthorne.

Before SMITH, WIENER and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Allen Blackthorne appeals the denial of his second rule 33 motion seeking a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. Cf. Fed.R.Civ.P. 33. Because the evidence is immaterial to Blackthorne's guilt or innocence, we affirm.

I.

Blackthorne was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences for conspiring to commit interstate murder-for-hire, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958, and for causing another...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases