Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary S. Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1990No. 88-4038PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this criminal conspiracy case, we hold that a sole stockholder who completely controls a corporation and is the sole actor in performance of corporate activities, cannot be guilty of a criminal conspiracy with that corporation in the absence of another human actor. We therefore reverse the conspiracy conviction of defendant Gary S. Stevens. Determining no error in the district court’s jury instructions, its order of restitution,. and its imposition of statutory special assessments on each conviction, we affirm the convictions and sentences on multiple counts of…
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