Legal Opinion
United States v. John P. Cowart
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1979No. 78-5175PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal follows a bench trial, at which John P. Cowart was found guilty-under all thirteen counts of an indictment. Counts 1 through 12 charged aiding and abetting the commission of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1343 (1976), and Count 13 charged conspiring to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 (1976) and 1343 (1976). Appellant was adjudged guilty and sentenced to eighteen months confinement on each of the twelve substantive counts, to be served concurrently. He was given a three year confinement sentence under Count 13 for…
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