U.S. v. THOMPSON

No. 06-40961.

482 F.3d 781 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Ladale THOMPSON, also known as Rock, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reynaldo Padillo Morin (argued), Lufkin, TX, for U.S.

Eric Miller Albritton (argued), Albritton Law Firm, Longview, TX, for Thompson.

Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Steven Ladale Thompson was convicted by a jury of knowingly possessing with the intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base. Thompson contends on appeal that (1) statements made by the prosecutor during closing argument were so prejudicial that they denied him a fair trial, and (2) the district court's allowing the jury to view a videotape of a drug transaction in which Thompson allegedly participated was error...

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