Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl Veltmann and Christopher Veltmann
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1993No. 92-2762PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Chris Veltmann and Carl Velt-mann were convicted of matricide and uxori-cide respectively. 1 Each defendant was also found guilty on twenty eight counts of mail and wire fraud based on insurance claims arising from Elizabeth Veltmann’s death and fire damage to the family home. 2 Defendants appeal their convictions based on the trial court’s (1) denial of their motions for judgment of acquittal, (2) use of a non-pattern reasonable doubt instruction, (3) admission of evidence of prior, remote, non-similar fires, (4) exclusion of state-of-mind evidence, and (5)…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by69 opinions
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- United States v. SchleiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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