Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Issac Lasky, United States of America v. Darleen Elford, United States of America v. Timothy A. Lantz

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1979No. 77-1380, 77-1439 and 77-2168PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TANG, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Lasky, Elford, and Lantz appeal from jury verdicts finding the defendants guilty of multiple counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341.

On appeal, the defendants raise the following objections: (1) that the United States Attorney was required to inform the grand jury of the favorable outcome of a postal administrative hearing; (2) that collateral estoppel bars the initiation of the current criminal prosecution; (3) that certain evidence was improperly admitted; (4) that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions; (5) that the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Chester C. Davis, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant/appellant v. Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Chester C. Davis, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and Martin Cook, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants/appellees. Summa Corporation, Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Defendants- Counterclaimants/appellants v. Chester C. Davis, Davis & Cox, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and D. Martin Cook, Counterdefendants/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Jude R. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Samuel B. Hewitt and Bobby Gene ChesserCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981

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