Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald J. Clausen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1986No. 85-5225PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Donald Clausen was convicted of three counts of wire fraud in connection with commodities trading. Clausen appeals his conviction on the grounds that the indictment was fatally defective, the evidence was insufficient to prove a scheme to defraud, and the district court 1 abused its discretion in curtailing Clausen’s final argument. Clausen also seeks reversal of the district court’s order that Clausen pay restitution as part of his sentence, contending that the court failed to make full factual findings prior to the imposition of restitution. We find no error in the…
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