Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Turner, United States of America v. Guinn Kelly

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 20, 1999No. 99-1134, 99-1136PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted former St. Louis, Missouri, police officers Robert Turner and Guinn Kelly on charges stemming from a scheme to defraud a low-income housing project funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The district court 1 sentenced Turner to 18 months of imprisonment, and Kelly received a 24-month sentence. Turner and Kelly-appeal their convictions, and we affirm.

I. Background

Cochran Gardens is a low-income housing project located in St. Louis, Missouri, that receives substantially all of its funding from the federal government…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  3. United States of America, Cross-Appellant/appellee v. Raymon Ortega, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. Connie M. Grogg v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., a Corporation Brant Lee Bobbitt Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Of Fort Smith, a Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Ralph Chavous Duke, A/K/A Plookie, A/K/A PlukeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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