Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Theodore Block, Robert Edwards, Russell F. Gleason, Donald M. Beck
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1985No. 83-8375PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were convicted of numerous counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, interstate transportation of a security which had been stolen, converted, or taken by fraud, and a single count of conspiracy. The convictions stemmed from an “advance fee” scheme that appellants and their co-conspirators operated in 1979 and 1980. Appellants argue that numerous alleged errors committed by the district court require a reversal of their convictions. We reject these contentions, and affirm.
I. FACTS
Appellants Gleason and Beck were listed as officers of a Georgia…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. John Arthur DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- McElroy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Warren Robinson, Clarence Jackson, A/K/A "Bubba," and Bernard Wright, A/K/A "Block,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. Kenneth Huie DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Jack C. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Willie Livingston, Julia Faye Williams and Deborah Lynn Williams, A/K/A Deborah Williams JohnsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Armando Balbino Ramos, Evaristo RamosCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Thomas Donald Chestang, A/K/A Donnie, and Roy H. ChestangCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.