Legal Opinion
United States v. LaPlante
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 2013No. 11-2392PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
When Appellant Joan LaPlante’s once-successful factoring business ran into serious financial trouble, she allegedly defrauded a number of lenders to obtain more money to help get her out of the mess. After a government investigation, indictment and five-day trial, a jury convicted LaPlante of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. LaPlante now appeals her conviction, challenging the district court’s jury instructions on the elements of mail fraud and claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. Because neither argument prevails, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
A. The Scheme
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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