Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Eugene Middlebrooks, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1970No. 27859PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
A federal grand jury returned a twenty-one count indictment against Clarence E. Middlebrooks, doing business through Turbonique, Inc., for using the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The defendant, highly intelligent, but not a lawyer, insisted on conducting his own defense. As usual in such cases, his dual position created difficulties for him, for the court, and for the trial jury. The jury found Middlebrooks guilty on sixteen counts and not guilty on three counts; the Government dismissed the other counts. The trial judge…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. Dennis Richard HallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
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