Legal Opinion

United States v. Stephon Edwards, United States of America v. John E. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 11, 1999No. 98-4428, 98-4461PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge MOTZ joined.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Stephon Edwards and John Brown appeal from their convictions for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and from the sentences imposed on them by the district court pursuant to the federal sentencing guidelines. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by52 opinions

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