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United States v. Ellowood Eugene Bennett, United States of America v. Ray Austin Bennett

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 27, 1993No. 91-5588, 92-5115PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Following a jury trial before Chief District Judge Robert Earl Maxwell in the Northern District of West Virginia, appellants, Ellowood Eugene Bennett (Eugene) and his brother, Ray Austin Bennett (Ray), were convicted of numerous offenses arising from a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 1 associated-in-fact enterprise designed to defraud insurance companies by burning insured real estate. The appellants raise numerous assignments of error. Finding no merit to these assignments of error, we affirm.

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3Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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4Cited by44 opinions

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  2. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. RuizCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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  5. United States v. Salomon S. LoayzaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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