Legal Opinion
United States v. Jean Charles Rochan, Andre Ethier and Serge Brochu
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1977No. 76-3162PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Serge Brochu, Andre Ethier, and Jean Charles Rochan, defendants/appellants, on a five-count indictment charging them with federal offenses related to the importation of marijuana into this country from Mexico. 1 On appeal, the appellants raise a number of issues, only two of which need be discussed. (1) They contend that statements by the prosecutor and the trial judge constituted comment on their failure to testify. (2) They contend that transcripts of consensual tape recordings used to aid the jury in listening to the tapes were inadmissible because…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by86 opinions
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