Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee Vernell Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1998No. 98-1365PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAITAN, District Judge.
Lee Jackson appeals his four-count conviction for orchestrating a fraudulent check writing scheme. He claims the Government failed to prove that the object of the conspiracy charged in Count I was to constitute the commission of a crime cognizable under federal law; the Government failed to prove that five or more of the documents charged in Count III were in or affecting interstate commerce; Count II charges the same crime as Count III; the amount of loss was based, in part, on speculation; the enhancement for obstruction of justice was not supported by reliable…
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