Legal Opinion

United States v. Brien

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 26, 1980No. Nos. 79-1164 to 79-1168PublishedCited by 152 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants James Brien, Thomas Labus, Michael Shuster, and Robert Ralph Zoila, all former management employees of Lloyd, Carr & Company, appeal their convictions for conspiring1 to commit *302mail2 and wire3 fraud in the sale of futures contracts in commodities traded on markets in London, England. The appellants are joined by Stephen Buzzi, a former Lloyd, Carr & Company salesman, in appeals of convictions for the commission of mail and wire fraud in the sale of London commodity options. We affirm all convictions.

There are five issues on appeal: (1) the validity…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by152 opinions

  1. United States v. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. SerranoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. McEvoy Travel Bureau, Inc. v. Heritage Travel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Voss v. BergsgaardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Donald G. Ford (97-6097/6270) Sandra Hutchins Ford (97-6271)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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