Legal Opinion

United States v. Tiffany Morris

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 5, 2016No. 15-2510PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Tiffany Rene Morris guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud, in violation.of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1349. Morris appeals the district court’s 1 denials of: (1) her motion for judgment of acquittal, (2) her motion to exclude voicemail messages, (3) a new trial based on prejudicial statements by Manee and the prosecutor, and (4) a downward variance from the sentencing guidelines. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

Morris and Sherrye LaJoyce Manee conspired to solicit participation in fake credit-repair…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. Louis F. PiraniCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. John D. BehlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. McKanryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. United States v. Jason HarrimanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Demetrius JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Ramelus BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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