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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark STACEY, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 71-2571
    Summary Calendar.
    
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Dec. 14, 1971.
    J. Marshall Gifford, Tallahassee, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.
    William H. Stafford, Jr., U. S. Atty., Stewart J. Carrouth, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.
    Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al, 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.
    
   PER CURIAM:

The errors claimed on the direct appeal of this conviction for interstate transportation of a stolen automobile concern the sequestration of a witness and the permissible range of questions concerning matters which tend to show bias and the incredibility of a witness. The law leaves both matters to the sound discretion of the trial judge. A reading of the whole record reveals no abuse of discretion.

In this case, the failure to sequester a witness did not rise to the level of denial of due process, as argued by defendant.

Affirmed.