Legal Opinion

United States v. Cullen Horace Williams

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 2, 1984No. 83-3106PublishedCited by 86 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Cullen Horace Williams appeals his conviction for mail fraud in connection with the filing of a false insurance claim. The gravamen of his appeal is that the district court failed to give the requested jury instruction on good faith. We affirm.

I

In 1977 Williams was involved in the earth moving business near Tampa, Florida. On Monday, November 7, 1977, he reported the disappearance of his John Deere front-end loader. Shortly thereafter he reported the theft to his insurance company, and received a cash settlement of $18,900. In January 1978 a cattle thief, Carter Bush,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. White v. MurthaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. United States v. Charles Goss and George C. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Michael Kelly RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Jesse LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. Mack Davis v. Town of Lake Park, Florida, a Florida Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. CaporaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Lawrence Douglas Todd, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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