Legal Opinion
United States v. James Edgar
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1992No. 91-2480NEPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
James M. Edgar appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after a jury found him guilty of bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. We reverse and remand.
I
Edgar’s conviction for bankruptcy fraud stemmed from his legal representation of Peter Salter. Salter was the owner of Du-plitech Corporation, a copying and printing business. Although Duplitech had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1983, the bankruptcy was still pending in early 1987 when Dan Fuss approached Salter about the possibility of purchasing his business. Edgar, acting…
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