Legal Opinion
United States v. Sheila Britton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2002No. 01-2074PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Sheila Britton was convicted of multiple counts of mail fraud arising from her use of client funds for her personal benefit. She appeals, arguing that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support her conviction, (2) the district court erred in denying her attorney’s motion to withdraw, and (3) the district court improperly refused to let her sister testify as an expert. We affirm.
I. History
Sheila Britton and her husband Dan owned and operated a collection agency in Rockford, Illinois known as Commercial Collection Company, Inc. (“CCC”). Businesses hired CCC to…
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