Legal Opinion
United States v. Gaston Gerald
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1980No. 79-5566PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Gaston Gerald, a Louisiana State Senator, was indicted in the district court under charges of conspiracy, aiding and abetting attempted extortion, attempted extortion, and perjury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on count II on the indictment which charged Gerald as a principal or an aider and abettor in an attempted extortion. He was acquitted of the remaining four counts. In this appeal Gerald argues: that the trial court voir dire of the pretrial publicity issue was reversibly inadequate; that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict;…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. NellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by104 opinions
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