Legal Opinion
United States v. Sam F. Long, United States of America v. Elmer J. Cantrell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1992No. 90-3063PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from an order acquitting Sam F. Long and Elmer J. Cantrell of conspiring to embezzle money from a union in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1988), of embezzling money from a union in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 501(c) (1988) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1988), and of unlawfully transporting stolen money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (1988). A jury convicted Long and Cantrell on these three counts, and the district court ordered acquittals on the grounds of insufficient evidence. 757 F.Supp. 1038. The jury also acquitted Long, Cantrell, and Edward E.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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