United States v. Saul Siegel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
On June 10, 1977, appellant, Saul Siegel, was found guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2314 1 and on November 16, 1977 he was sentenced to a prison term of eighteen months. Siegel raises the following points on appeal: 1) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction, 2) that the questioning by the trial judge was prejudicial, 3) that the prosecutor made prejudicial statements expressing his personal beliefs regarding the credibility of appellant, 4) that the trial judge incorrectly gave instructions, unrequested by appellant, concerning impeachment of witnesses…
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