United States v. Martin

McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Maurice Duke Martin was convicted by a jury on both counts of a two-count indictment charging him with the distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Each count was based on a separate transaction. Martin now appeals and urges two grounds for reversal: (1) The evidence is legally insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury; and (2) the trial court erred in refusing to permit defense counsel to call a witness to the stand and compel that witness to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the presence of the jury. In our…