United States v. Clarence Bill McCord

Defendant-Appellant, Clarence Bill McCord, appeals from his conviction for unlawful flight to avoid confinement in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1073. 1 On appeal, he raises some ten issues attacking his trial and conviction. We find no merit to appellant’s claims, and therefore, we affirm. However, we write briefly to address some of the more substantive claims which McCord raises. 2

In May 1977, appellant was convicted of the crime of aggravated rape of a nine year-old child. He was given a twenty year sentence for that crime and a consecutive life imprisonment sentence under the habitual…