Legal Opinion
United States v. Finley McAdoo Painter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1963No. 8680_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
After a trial extending over six days a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found Finley McAdoo Painter guilty on a five-count indictment charging use of the mails, and of radio and television in interstate commerce, with intent to defraud. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1341, 1343. The main contention made on this appeal is that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the jury’s finding that he had devised a scheme to defraud, and that therefore the District Court should have directed a judgment of acquittal in accordance with the…
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