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United States v. Dale William Okenfuss

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 8, 1980No. 80-1275PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Dale William Okenfuss was convicted of mailing a threatening letter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876. The letter was sent to Daniel Kamin, a former district attorney of Nueces County, Texas, who had previously prosecuted Okenfuss on state criminal charges. Okenfuss seeks a reversal of his conviction because of improper and prejudicial prosecutorial conduct at his trial. Although we disapprove of the actions and trial technique employed by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Berg, we affirm the conviction on the ground that the prosecutorial misconduct involved did not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. United States v. Erasmo CoronaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. United States v. Peter J. LabarberaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. Luis Esteban Veytia-BravoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. William Junior RhodenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. John R. Dorr and John Grant PassmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. Gary John CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. William T. BurnsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Jose Guadalupe Singleterry and Juan Antonio Singleterry, United States of America v. Juan Antonio SingleterryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Roberto PuenteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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