Legal Opinion
United States v. Ballard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1981No. Nos. 79-5268, 79-5506 and 80-5752PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The five appellants in these consolidated cases have been convicted in jury trials of conspiracy and mail fraud violations in connection with oil transactions that occurred in 1973-74 while the Federal Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act was in effect. Briefly, we hold that the theory upon which the appellants were successfully prosecuted was incorrect as a matter of law; based upon the evidence presented, we reverse the convictions of four of the appellants and remand the case involving the remaining one.
I. The Facts
The underlying facts in these cases are rather…
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