Legal Opinion
United States v. William W. Lilly
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 4, 1992No. 91-2192PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal defendant-appellant William W. Lilly attacks his conviction on twenty-six counts of bank fraud. Lilly ranges his forces along three fronts. His first — and most substantial — assault raises a question of novel impression in this circuit concerning the bank fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1344 (1990). 1 Lilly asseverates that the statute, as construed by the government and the court below, resulted in a thirty-count indictment for what amounted to only two crimes, and that the avalanche of multiplicitous charges prejudiced his defense. His remaining forays…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- United States v. Laboy-DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- United States v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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