Legal Opinion
United States v. Beaty, William Edwin, in 83-5021 and United States of America v. John Ballouz, in 83-5045
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 1983No. 83-5021, 83-5045PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Defendants John Ballouz and William Beaty appeal from their convictions on a number of drug-related offenses. 1 The principal question presented in both cases is whether the trial judge, by his conduct, deprived the defendants of a fair trial. Both defendants also claim to have been prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct. 2 After carefully reviewing the trial transcript, we conclude that the judge’s conduct with regard to defendant Beaty, while sometimes unfortunate, did not rise to the level of prejudicial error. With respect to defendant…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. WinterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by56 opinions
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