Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas J. Figurski
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1976No. 75-1136PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Convicted by a jury of four substantive counts and one conspiracy count involving the distribution of drugs, Thomas J. Figurski appeals, assigning numerous grounds for reversal. Only that dealing with defendant’s claim that his cross-examination of the government witness Brisendine was prejudicially restricted warrants any extended discussion. We affirm.
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Brisendine was an unindicted coconspirator, who testified for the government about the existence of the conspiracy and defendant’s participation in it. He had earlier been convicted of a related charge and had been…
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