Legal Opinion
United States v. Ham
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1993No. Nos. 91-5350, 91-5430 and 91-5870PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Keith Gordon Ham, Steven Fitzpatrick and Terry Sheldon were convicted below for RICO and mail fraud violations. The three are members of the Hare Krishna religion and allegedly engaged in criminal activity in order to promote and preserve the New Vrindaban Krishna community in which they lived. On appeal, Appellants contend inter alia that the evidence was not sufficient to support the jury verdict and that evidence admitted at trial of homosexuality, child molestation and abuse, ahd' subordination of women-within the community unduly prejudiced…
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