Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1975No. 74-3044PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Preston Lavern Howard was convicted by a jury of possessing goods stolen from interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 659, and was sentenced to four years in prison. His conviction was affirmed on appeal, United States v. Howard, 5 Cir. 1973, 483 F.2d 229, cert. denied, 414 U.S. 1116, 94 S.Ct. 850, 38 L.Ed.2d 744. This appeal is taken from the district court’s denial of a motion to stay execution and grant a new trial.
Howard’s motion was based on an allegation of irregularity in the deliberations of the jury that convicted him. With his motion he submitted an…
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