Legal Opinion
United States v. Mmr Corp. And James B. Rutland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1992No. 91-3108PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
A year and a half after their convictions for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on an electric utility project, MMR Corporation (LA) (MMR) and its president James B. Rutland (Rutland) filed motions for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence in the form of an alleged recantation by one of the government’s primary witnesses. The district court denied their motion. MMR and Rutland bring this appeal challenging the district judge’s refusal to re-cuse himself, the denial of their request for an evidentiary hearing, and the denial of their request for a new…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana v. Harry L. Laws Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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