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United States v. Robert W. Black, United States of America v. Clinton Jay Boggs

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 31, 1982No. 81-2800, 81-2801PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted defendants-appellants Clinton Jay Boggs and Robert W. Black of mail fraud. Numerous issues are raised in their appeal, the most important of which is whether this Circuit should adopt a rule requiring federal prosecutors to articulate their reasons for refusing to stipulate to pretrial polygraph tests. We decline to establish such a rule and affirm appellants’ convictions.

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Clinton Jay Boggs, Robert W. Black, and Larry R. Williams operated several investment companies that solicited investors by mail. Upon receiving a reply from a potential investor, Black…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. United States v. John Hedman, Michael Jercich, Thomas Karnick and Henry Larsen, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  4. State v. StanislawskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State v. DeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy L. Williams, Thomas F. O'malley, Andrew G. Massa, Joseph LombardoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. Moreno L. Keplinger, Paul L. Wright, and James B. PlankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. United States v. Tamara Jo SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Byron Steve Madison and James L. BestCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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