Legal Opinion
United States v. James John Lay
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1981No. 80-1831PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant James J. Lay was convicted in district court of possession of 96 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The trial judge sentenced Lay to serve five years in prison and to a five-year special parole term. Lay appeals from the conviction, contending that the trial judge erroneously refused to permit him to testify about the bias of the key prosecution witness and about certain prior inconsistent statements made by that witness and erroneously denied the defendant’s motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. John Anthony SistoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
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