Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Brown and Lemond Jenkins

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 25, 1998No. 97-2351, 97-2374PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Robert Brown and Lemond Jenkins appeal a jury verdict finding them guilty of three counts each of food stamp fraud. They argue that the district court erred in admitting into evidence audio tapes and summary exhibits, and erred in calculating the amount of “loss” for sentencing purposes. In addition, defendant Jenkins appeals the district court’s refusal to give his requested “good faith” and entrapment instructions to the jury, as well as the court’s refusal to reduce his sentence for playing a mitigating role pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline (“U.S.S.G.”) §…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jacobson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Dale J. Doerr, John Paul Doerr, Josephine Christofalos, Christa D. Pixley, and Archie J. PixleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. James "Jamie" Douglas, Martin L. "Marty" Pruitt, Leon Mason, and James AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Robert Craig, Frank P. North, Jr., Peter v. Pappas and Jack E. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. James L. Webb v. Ron Anderson, Superintendent, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Danny Smith and Harry D. LoweCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. CothranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Salvador A. VivitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Elizabeth HuertaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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