Legal Opinion
United States v. Daniel B. Sims
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1985No. 82-1523PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge,
Daniel B. Sims appeals from his convictions after a trial to the bench on thirteen counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. This appeal presents the issue of whether an exception to the confidential marital communications privilege should be adopted for confidential spousal communications arising out of joint criminal activity. We find that the district court properly applied such an exception; and, finding no other error, we affirm.
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Both Sims and his wife, Denise Sims participated in a scheme to defraud insurance companies through use of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. KahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolfle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Blau v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by41 opinions
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