Legal Opinion
United States v. Benny G. Shriver
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1988No. 86-2491PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Benny G. Shriver was accused in an indictment of setting fire to his home and music store and attempting to collect fire insurance proceeds; misrepresenting to the insurance company that he had never made a previous claim; and engaging in a conspiracy which resulted in the firebombing of a competitor’s nightclub known as the “Back Forty” on three separate occasions. In the district court 1 he was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371, six counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, two counts of using fire to commit mail fraud, 18…
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