Legal Opinion
United States v. Cary v. Cox
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1993No. 91-9139PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
A federal jury convicted a Georgia county sheriff on twenty counts of mail fraud for floating his personal credit card debts through payments from a county-funded checking account for over four years. The United States appeals the district court’s grant of a new trial. We reverse.
I
Appellee Cary V. Cox served as Sheriff of Mitchell County, Georgia, and Thelma Win-gate served as his secretary, during all relevant times. The Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County had the sole authority to approve county expenditures and disburse county funds, including those of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. Zweifel, Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. ZweifelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Parr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Buenaventura Martinez, Juan Martinez, Jaime B. Salcedo, United States of America v. Manuel Suarez-O'neillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Ruby Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Arturo HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Holly Butcher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David W. SUBA, Managed Risk Services, Dennis J. Kelly, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.