Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnny Ray Graham
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1988No. 87-3534PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted defendant, Johnny Ray Graham, on four counts of using interstate telephone communications with intent to bribe a sheriff, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) (Travel Act), and one count of converting government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. On appeal, the defendant asserts that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions and that the district court abused its discretion in its rulings on numerous evidentiary issues, in refusing to provide the jury with an entrapment instruction on the Travel Act charge, and in…
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