United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's convictions for bribery, mail fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy are affirmed over his challenges to 1) the use of race-based peremptory strikes, 2) the denial of his motion to dismiss on the basis of a breached plea agreement, and 3) the denial of a motion for mistrial based on the jury's improper consideration of extrinsic evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/08/2004
• Published 12/08/2004

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph R. Batte (argued) and Keith Fredrick Giblin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas John Burbank (argued), Burbank & Hamm, Beaumont, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.