Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles Vincent Mancuso and Elaine Rayes Mancuso

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 8, 1971No. 29615_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Associate Justice:

The appellants, husband and wife, stand convicted by a jury of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, based upon misrepresentations contained in their applications for medical and hospital insurance coverage as well as their claims made on the policies that were subsequently issued. Error is claimed in four particulars: (1) prejudicial conduct by the prosecutor in the impeachment of one of appellants’ witnesses; (2) the admission of medical testimony and records which appellants claim enjoyed the physician-patient privilege; (3) the use of blackboard charts in demonstrating…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. United States v. John David WoodallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Louis A. Marchisio, John H. Seiter and W. Ward WhippleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  5. Karrell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Ronald F. CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  2. Donald M. Wingate v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. James L. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Richard AlstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Landen Max Dula and Accrabond CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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