Legal Opinion

United States v. John Thomas Tuohey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1989No. 88-1245PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

John Thomas Tuohey appeals his conviction following a guilty plea to the criminal conspiracy count of a multicount indictment for bank fraud. Tuohey argues that the conspiracy charge did not constitute a crime or, in the alternative, that it constituted a misdemeanor rather than a felony. We affirm.

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Tuohey conspired with other individuals to gain control of the Bank of Northern California without reporting the transaction to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Although the conspirators planned to hold 51 percent of the shares as a group, they purchased…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Tanner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. United States v. Jeremiah P. Buckley, Ellsworth B. Sargent, Washington Water Power Co., and Sargent-Tyee Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. Thekkedajh Peethamb MenonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Michael Rudy ThamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Jerry D. Smith, Paul D. Smith, and G. Michael KirchoffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Paul D. Wood, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Barker Steel Co., Inc., and Robert B. BrackCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

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