Legal Opinion

United States v. Weller

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 4, 2001No. 99-3268PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

Karen Weller was convicted of embezzling money from the Fidelity Bank and Trust Company in Topeka, Kansas, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §656. She asserts on appeal that the district court should have granted her motion for judgment of acquittal, or alternatively granted her a new trial. She also claims the district court erroneously increased her sentence. We affirm.

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Background and Proceedings Below

On June 3, 1996, $32,000 in cash was taken from the night deposit vault at a branch of Fidelity Bank. At the time of'the offense, Karen Weller was the manager of that branch.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Haynes v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by25 opinions

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