Legal Opinion
United States v. Joe Grady Murrah
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1989No. 16-51404PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Concluding that certain remarks by the prosecutor were improper and prejudicial, compromising the defendant’s right to a fair trial, we reverse the convictions of Joe Grady Murrah for mail fraud and arson and remand for a new trial.
Background
Murrah and his wife owned and operated the Pin-N-Wheels Bowling Alley in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. During the early morning hours of March 26, 1985 a fire razed that structure. Fire authorities suspected that the conflagration was the result of arson. Three and one-half years later Mur-rah was indicted on five counts of mail fraud, 18…
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