Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael E. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1994No. 92-10456PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Michael Thomas appeals his conviction and sentence for twenty counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1341. The alleged fraud occurred when the defendant reported false prices to his customers in the course of his produce marketing operations. We reverse and remand for a new trial, because we find that the district court erred in limiting the evidence that defendant was permitted to introduce on the key issue of intent to defraud.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1987 and 1988, Thomas was the marketing coordinator of a produce packing and marketing company that…
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