Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert L. Beecroft, Arthur T. Harrison, James F. Hennig, and Delbert L. Rogers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1979No. 78-2190, 78-2203, 78-2235 and 78-3444PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Defendants were officers in a company which helped inventors to promote and market their ideas. Approximately 1,800 clients paid fees of $1,500 to $1,800. Despite numerous representations of the company’s success, no invention was ever marketed successfully.
On this appeal, each appellant claims the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In addition, appellant Harrison contends a Dun and Bradstreet report was improperly admitted against him, and appellant Beecroft asserts that the sentence imposed…
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