Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick C. Richerson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1987No. 86-3818PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and two counts of attempted willful tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, Patrick C. Richerson appeals, asserting as grounds for reversal: (1) that, because the Government charged one conspiracy and proved, if any, three, there was a prejudicial variance between indictment and proof on the conspiracy count; (2) that the mail fraud instruction incorrectly stated the law as subsequently set forth in McNally v. United States, — U.S. —, 107 S.Ct. 2875, 97 L.Ed.2d 292 (1987); and (3)…
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