Legal Opinion
United States v. Anita Abrams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1978No. 77-5107PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge:
A jury returned a verdict of guilty against Anita Abrams on two out of three counts of making false material statements before a federal grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1623. 1 She claims on this appeal that she was denied a fair trial, first, because of the prejudicial misconduct of the Trial Judge, and second, because of his failure to grant a mistrial following an allegedly prejudicial answer by one witness. She also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence as to both counts. 2 We agree only that there is insufficient evidence to sup port the verdict on Count…
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- United States v. Samuel StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by56 opinions
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