Legal Opinion
United States v. R. Michael Crowson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1987No. 86-3069PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Richard Michael Crowson (“Crowson”) appeals his conviction for racketeering and fraud violations. Crowson raises two main issues on appeal: first, that the government wrongfully used his grand jury testimony; and, second, that the trial court erred in restricting his opening statement, in failing to fully instruct the jury, and in allowing prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument. We find no error and affirm.
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Background
On October 5, 1984, the federal grand jury in the District of Alaska issued a subpoena to Crowson, a Seattle businessman and attorney,…
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