Legal Opinion
United States v. John C. Riddle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1997No. 95-20251PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
John C. Riddle appeals his convictions for bank fraud, misapplication of bank funds, making false entries, and conspiracy. Although he argues a variety of points of error, we limit our discussion to the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. We are persuaded that the cumulative and interactive effect of four rulings requires that we reverse the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.
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Riddle opened Texas National Bank-Post Oak on May 7, 1984. He was chairman of the board and co-trustee of a voting trust that controlled a majority of the shares.…
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