Legal Opinion
United States v. Blackthorne
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2004No. 03-50627PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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.CivP. 33. Because the evidence is immaterial to Blackthorne’s' guilt or innocence, we affirm.
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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 to commit interstate domestic violence, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261(a)(1) and 2(b). Both charges were in connection with the 1997 murder of Blackthorne’s…
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