Legal Opinion
United States v. Kevin Wayne Gray
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 2004No. 02-15462PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
On September 17, 2002, a jury found Kevin Gray guilty of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341.1 He now appeals his conviction and sentence. First, he seeks a judgment of acquittal on the ground that his fraudulent scheme was “so absurd” that a person of ordinary prudence would not have believed it; the scheme therefore lies outside the realm of conduct proscribed by the mail fraud statute. Alternatively, he seeks a new trial on the ground that the district court erred in instructing the jury on the elements of mail fraud.2 He also challenges his sentence on the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. Zweifel, Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. ZweifelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Alabama v. SheltonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. Rebecca K. Crossley (99-4076) Starla Grubich (99-4080),defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by13 opinions
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