Legal Opinion

United States v. Priscilla R. Scott, United States of America v. Stephen Rodger Wilson

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 13, 1984No. 83-5051(L), 83-5052PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Priscilla R. Scott and Stephen Rodger Wilson were convicted by a jury in the Federal Court for the Northern District of West Virginia on four counts of mail fraud punishable under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. 1 Appealing, they protest that the evidence was not sufficient to justify the verdict on two of the four counts. Furthermore, appellant Scott for herself contends, first, that the trial judge failed to charge the jury correctly with regard to specific intent to defraud, and also that it was error to admit certain statements made by appellant Wilson and used…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Leonard PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. John Edward Jones, A/K/A Liddy Jones, A/K/A Malik Shariff, United States of America v. Robert Avon Jones, A/K/A BobbyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Portsmouth Paving Corporation and R. Curtis Saunders, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. Moreno L. Keplinger, Paul L. Wright, and James B. PlankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. HamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Eugene HanniganCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. DelfinoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Billy L. Massey and Larry P. WagesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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