Legal Opinion
United States v. Lowell F. Johnson, United States of America v. Joe S. Agers, United States of America v. W. Shelley Richey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1979No. 18-35850PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Johnson, Agers, and Richey appeal from their convictions for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. We reverse and remand.
I. Statement of the Case
On September 8, 1977, a federal grand jury indicted appellants Johnson, Agers, and Richey, and two others, for mail fraud. Each appellant pleaded not guilty. At trial the Government sought to prove that the men had been involved in an elaborate land sale fraud involving Thunderbird Valley corporation, of which appellants were major stockholders, and other corporations controlled by one or more of the appellants. The…
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