Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence Charles King
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1974No. 74-2004PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant King was tried and convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1343 1 by using telephone communications in interstate commerce as part of a fraudulent scheme to obtain money. King was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, and brought this appeal, alleging two errors which we discuss below. Finding no reversible error by the district court, we affirm.
I. The Scheme
Viewed in the light most favorable to the Government, the''evidence disclosed the following. In March of 1972, one Edward Fuller, Jr., purchased a mobile portrait studio from appellant. The studio…
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