Legal Opinion

United States v. John W. Unger, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1991No. 90-2902PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Following a mistrial, John W. Unger, Jr., an attorney since 1978, entered a plea of guilty to appropriating for his own use $50,433.12 belonging to the estate of a debtor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 153 (1988). 1 At the sentencing hearing, Unger moved to withdraw his plea of guilty and to have the indictment against him dismissed. The court denied his motions and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On May 6, 1986, Joseph Lyle Dews filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of Dews’s chapter 11 reorganization plan (Plan), the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. John Robert Boone, United States of America v. David Brook LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  2. Carlos Resendez, Jr., and Marlene Resendez v. Dwight Lindquist, William Westphal and J. J. MickelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1989
  4. Lyle Howard Bartholomew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
  5. United States v. Jon D. IversCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In Re Resorts International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  2. Hillis Motors, Inc. v. Hawaii Automobile Dealers' Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. Carter v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. (In Re BNW, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1996
  4. 1993-1 Trade Cases P 70,285, 29 Collier bankr.cas.2d 470, Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,331 Hillis Motors, Inc., and Dallas Edward Rowley v. Hawaii Automobile Dealers' AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  5. Eubanks v. Esenjay Petroleum Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993

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