Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard James Tucker

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 16, 2003No. 02-41104PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FURGESON, District Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Richard James Tucker appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of securities fraud and one count of mail fraud on the ground that the district court improperly excluded his securities expert. Tucker also appeals the district court’s 1) failure to submit an element of the crimes charged to the jury, 2) misstatement of the intent element in the jury charge, 3) failure to provide a specific unanimity-of-theory instruction to the jury, and 4) imposition of consecutive sentences. For the reasons stated below we AFFIRM Tucker’s…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Moore v. Ashland Chemical Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. Thomas Pipitone, and Bonnie Pipitone v. Biomatrix, Inc., Biomatrix, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by39 opinions

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