Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael S. Begnaud
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1986No. 85-1578PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Michael Begnaud was convicted on nine counts of wire fraud for allegedly obtaining almost $8 million from various federal agencies and credit unions through fraudulent means and converting the money to his own use. Begnaud appeals on the ground that the district court’s 1 instructions to the jury did not correspond to the charges alleged in the indictment. Begnaud asserts that the jury may have convicted him on charges not set forth in the indictment, thus violating his constitutional rights. We find that the trial court’s instructions, when taken as a whole, were not…
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