United States v. Robert J. L'hoste, R. J. L'Hoste & Company, Inc., Clarence Eugene Rogers and Marvin Cochran, in Re United States of America

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Robert J. L’Hoste, R. J. L’Hoste & Company, Inc., Clarence Eugene Rogers, and Marvin Cochran appeal their convictions for conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1976), 1 and racketeering, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2,1962(c) (1976), 2 arising out of their involvement in sewer construction contracts for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. They challenge the sufficiency of the indictment, the method of jury selection, and the adequacy of the trial court’s instructions to the jury. Consolidated with this appeal is the Government’s petition for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to order the…