Legal Opinion
United States v. William James Cuthel, Dade Frank Sokoloff, Wilbur Harwood Hoover, Jay William Marden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1990No. 88-5625PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Sokoloff, Hoover, Marden and Cuthel appeal their convictions for violations of the federal narcotics laws. Appellants claim reversible error from (1) the failure of the district judge to conduct a post-verdict investigation of alleged jury misconduct; (2) alleged prosecutorial misconduct regarding a potentially exculpatory witness’s invocation of the fifth amendment; (3) allegedly prejudicial opening remarks of the prosecutor; and (4) allegedly improper wording of the jury instruction on the elements of conspiracy. We find no merit to these claims and…
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