(Download) "United States v. Gerald" by Fifth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: United States v. Gerald
- Author : Fifth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
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; that the trial court committed reversible error in certain jury instructions; that counts I and II of the indictment charging conspiracy and attempted extortion were multiplicitous; and that the prosecutor exceeded the bounds of permissible cross-examination of a defense character witness. We find no meritorious ground for reversal and affirm.