Legal Opinion
United States v. Catherine Papajohn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2000No. 99-3417PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Catherine Papajohn was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit arson and mail fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 371, one count of aiding and abetting arson, see 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), and two counts of mail fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Ms. Papajohn appeals her convictions, arguing that the trial court 1 should have granted her motions for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial. We affirm.
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Ms. Papajohn and her husband, Donald Lee Earles, were suspected of burning down their convenience store for the purpose of obtaining insurance proceeds. A grand jury was…
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