Legal Opinion
United States v. James Edward Gaston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1979No. 79-5248PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, James Gaston, was convicted of obstruction of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503, 1 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Evidence Adduced at Trial
At the risk of compounding the confusion inherent in the facts of this case, we here set out in some detail the nature of the evidence adduced at trial which is important to an understanding of this case and of our holding. As will be apparent, the jury was presented with a series of inconsistent statements and conflicting testimony, a situation which is particularly significant in view of…
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