United States v. Guion T. Deloach

Guión T. DeLoach appeals his jury conviction on fourteen counts for making false statements to federally insured lending institutions for the purpose of obtaining loans. DeLoach contends that the trial court erred in 1) permitting the Government to introduce evidence of the conviction of his severed co-defendant; and 2) prohibiting the defense from introducing statements made by a prosecutor during closing arguments in an earlier, factually related trial in which DeLoach had not been charged. 1 We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Mr. DeLoach was a lawyer in Naples, Florida, whose practice consisted chiefly…