Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Lichenstein and Leo Bella
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1980No. 78-5752PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Bella and Lichenstein were charged with knowingly and willfully submitting a false statement to a government agency, 18 U.S.C. § 1001, by falsely designating as “vessel supplies” 1,150 cases of bonded scotch whiskey on a United States Customs form, and with conspiring to accomplish the same, 18 U.S.C. § 371. At trial the jury returned verdicts acquitting both men on the substantive count, but convicting on the conspiracy count. Appellants challenge their convictions on a variety of grounds: (1) that there was insufficient evidence either to avert defense…
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