Legal Opinion

United States v. Freeman Lavergne and Mose Collins

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 24, 1986No. 86-4212PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Freeman Lavergne and Mose Collins appeal their convictions for conspiracy and embezzlement stemming from their activities as business manager and secretary/treasurer, respectively, of the local chapter of a labor union in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We affirm their convictions.

I

Appellants Lavergne and Collins were members of the Construction and General Laborer’s Local Union No. 207 of the Laborer’s International Union of North America [hereinafter “Local 207”], located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lavergne served as Local 207’s Business Manager and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. LemireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. James C. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Bernard G. RubinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. Richard L. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. John WalshCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. GaytanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Louis RochesterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Stephen F. Ellender, Jim Swope, Roger Dale Collins, and Jim Bourgeois, United States of America v. Carl TangrediCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001

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