Legal Opinion
United States v. Alec Brown, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1986No. 85-5250PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Alec Brown is before this court a second time seeking another new trial on the criminal charges against him. 1 Brown raises several issues on appeal. 2 We have considered each argument and find that, with one exception, none have merit. The one exception involves the district court’s refusal at voir dire to allow a reading of the names of government witnesses. Because we find that this refusal constituted reversible error, we vacate Brown’s conviction and remand to the district court for yet another new trial.
I
At voir dire in the trial below, Brown requested that the…
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