Legal Opinion

United States v. Stephens

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2009No. 07-20899PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Brothers Bartholomew Stephens and Steven Stephens 1 were convicted of aggravated identity theft, aiding and abetting wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity theft and wire fraud. Each defendant challenges his convictions on several grounds. We AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

The evidence presented by the Government at trial established that, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Steven registered a website: www.salvationarmyonline.org The website was patterned after the official Salvation Army website and claimed to be the website of the organization’s international…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Flores-Figueroa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. United States v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Bowie, JuanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by68 opinions

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  4. United States v. AbdelshafiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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