Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Poirier, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 2003No. 01-15989PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Michael deVegter and Richard Poirier, Jr. were convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy as a result of evidence that they participated in a scheme to defraud .Fulton County, Georgia. In this appeal they challenge the sufficiency of the indictment, the sufficiency of the evidence against them, and the correctness of the jury instructions. Their arguments primarily center around their contention that Fulton County was not actually defrauded of “money and property,” and for that reason their wire fraud convictions and the conspiracy convictions based upon the same…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Busby v. City of OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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