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United States v. Smith

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 14, 1987
814 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1987)

Opinion

No. 86-4478.

April 21, 1987. Rehearing Denied May 14, 1987.

J. Ransdell Keene, Evans, Feist, Keene Mills, Taylor W. O'Hearn, Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellant.

Mary Frances Clark, Atty., Michael L. Paup, Chief, Roger M. Olsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard Farber, Atty., Appellate Section, Tax. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., John R. Halliburton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Alice J. Davis. Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; Tom Stagg, Judge.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


We affirm on the basis of the district court opinion in United States v. Smith, 657 F. Supp. 646 (W.D.La. 1986).


Summaries of

United States v. Smith

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 14, 1987
814 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1987)
Case details for

United States v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. COURTNEY SMITH…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: May 14, 1987

Citations

814 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1987)

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