Legal Opinion
United States v. Eugene Wheeler, Freddie Strauder and George Allred
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1986No. 85-4806PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this criminal case, three defendants accused of running a fraudulent money order scheme from a Mississippi state penitentiary appeal their convictions under 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 500. The issues concern: (1) the rendition of a partial verdict; (2) the trial judge’s mention, during voir dire, of the fact that the defendants were prison inmates; (3) the denial of severance motions; (4) the sufficiency of the evidence as to two defendants; and (5) the length of the sentences. We affirm as to all the issues.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Allred, Strauder, and Wheeler…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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