Legal Opinion

United States v. Sherman Wayne Swearingen

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 2, 1988No. 88-3178PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Following a bench trial in the district court, Sherman Wayne Swearingen was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and of thirty-four counts of bank fraud, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1344 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986). Swearingen appeals. His principal claim of error, the only claim worthy of discussion, is that the evidence was insufficient to convict. We affirm.

At the time appellant engaged in the conduct that led to his indictment, he was an automobile dealer, trading under the name Auto Excellent. Appellant’s business had serious cash flow problems; often, he did not have enough…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. United States v. Gary HalbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Kay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. United States v. Goldblatt, Lynn DavidCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Gary HalbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Crystal Mason, Edward YoungCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Maria L. SayanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Randy W. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Brenda J. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Robert McCarrickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002

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