Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles W. Tackett

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1981No. 80-2030PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Charles Tackett was convicted of one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and two counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. Upon a careful review of the record and the briefs of the parties, we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions on Counts I and II of the indictment. We reverse, however, the conviction based on Count III.

The defendant does not seriously dispute the facts as set out in the indictment. He…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. MazeSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. SampsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. United States v. Ronald F. CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. KaplanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. Demetrius Cyrus Georgalis, A/K/A Cy GeorgesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A "Sasha," and Leonid BrazCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  2. McEvoy Travel Bureau, Inc. v. Heritage Travel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. James Massa, United States of America v. Duane SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Melvyn Altman, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Esau Jackson, United States of America v. Clarence Gene Scroggins, United States of America v. William Franklin DancyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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