Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin C. Scott and Charles F. Everett, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1986No. 85-4776PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HARVEY, District Judge:
Charles Everett and Melvin Scott appeal their convictions for arson and for conspiring to manufacture and possess destructive devices in order to destroy two buildings owned by Everett for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining insurance payments.
Appellant Charles Everett owned two adjacent buildings in Shreveport, Louisiana; one housed the Charles Everett Beauty Shop, the other the El Toro restaurant. On April 4,1983, Mr. Everett insured the build ings and their contents for $125,000.00 under two policies with the Bituminous Casualty Insurance Company. At the time…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
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