Legal Opinion
United States v. William C. Brickey, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1970No. 19714_1PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The defendant William C. Brickey, Jr., was indicted in the Eastern District of Arkansas on 24 counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and was convicted in a jury trial on two of the counts. 1 He was sentenced to a 4-year term of imprisonment. A timely appeal was filed in which Brickey raises a number of issues, including the selection of the grand jury, the sufficiency of the evidence, the applicability of the mail fraud statute and evidentiary issues, all of which will be discussed seriatim. We affirm the conviction.
The indictment charged that Brickey,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by73 opinions
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