Legal Opinion

United States v. Abraham Fisch

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 14, 2017No. 15-20663 consolidated with 15-20636PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge.

Abraham Moses Fisch challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting his convictions for conspiracy, obstruction of justice, money laundering, and tax evasion; the district court’s jury instructions at trial; and pre- and post-trial orders issued by the district court. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM as to all issues except the district court’s denial of Fisch’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims, which may be raised anew in a collateral proceeding.

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Fisch was a criminal defense attorney. He and former FBI informant Lloyd Williams approached…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Kaley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. United States v. AguilarSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. United States v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Atencio v. ArpaioDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2015

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