Legal Opinion
United States v. Walton Aucoin, William Condon and Steven Bertolino
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1992No. 90-3886PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
Appellants are admitted illegal bookmakers under state law 2 but who challenge their convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (operating an illegal gambling business) and 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (RICO collection of unlawful debt). 3 At trial, hours of conversations intercepted through court authorized electronic surveillance, supported by expert and fact witness testimony, were presented which demonstrated that during the 1988-89 college and professional football season, appellants were operating a multi-million dollar interstate sports betting handbook in violation…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Edwin Edwards Stephen Edwards Cecil Brown Andrew Martin Bobby JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. JosephCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Michael A. SowelsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. HeacockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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