United States v. McCoy

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: April 29, 2003
• Docket: 02-30689
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 28, 2003 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

No. 02-30689 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GARION MCCOY,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 98-CR-207-6-N --------------------

Before JONES, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Garion McCoy appeals the district court’s denial of his motion

for new trial, filed approximately 19 months after entry of the

judgment of conviction and sentence. He based the motion on the

affidavit of Jammy Adams, which discredited the testimony of David

Mitchell Leboeuf, the Government’s witness against him at trial.

LeBoeuf’s statements contained in Adams’ affidavit constitute

impeachment evidence, thus making the statements an unsound basis

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 02-30689 -2-

for a motion for new trial. See United States v. Freeman, 77 F.3d

812, 817 (5th Cir. 1996); United States v. Pena, 949 F.2d 751, 758

(5th Cir. 1991). Affidavits do not constitute “newly discovered

evidence” under FED. R. CRIM. P. 33. United States v. Lopez, 979

F.2d 1024, 1036 (5th Cir. 1992). Moreover, as noted by the

district court, LeBoeuf’s letters to the Government seeking

transfer to another prison to be separated from McCoy support the

inference that he did not lie at trial about McCoy’s involvement in

the offenses at issue. The district court did not abuse its

discretion in denying McCoy’s motion for a new trial. See Freeman,

77 F.3d at 817.

AFFIRMED.