Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy H. Howton and Larry T. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1982No. 81-2331PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
These appeals had their genesis in an interstate confidence game whereby numerous well-known institutional investors were bilked out of millions of dollars. Since none of the points advanced for reversal turns on any feature of the scheme itself, only a general description of it is needed as background for our discussion. Additional facts of peculiar relevance to a particular point will be stated in our discussion of it.
The Scam Proper
In 1977 appellant Howton, together with one Reynolds, formed a corporation that ostensibly dealt in large packages of student loans…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. SzukhentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States v. Patrick C. RichersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. William J. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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