United States v. Ramos

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-51280

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GILBERT RAMOS,

Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (DR-00-CR-511-1-WWJ) _________________________________________________________________ September 17, 2002 Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

We hold: (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion

by disqualifying Ramos’ attorney who had also represented Ramos and

Rodriguez in a civil proceeding, with Rodriguez later testifying

against Ramos in this case; (2) the district court did not err by

not dismissing the indictment brought under 18 U.S.C. § 666 when

the wages Ramos “received” were not bona fide; and (3) the district

court did not abuse its discretion by not giving a requested

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. instruction regarding the bona fide wage exception found in 18

U.S.C. § 666(c), in that, inter alia, the refused instruction was

substantially covered by those given. Accordingly, the judgment is

AFFIRMED.