Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin Ole Gjerde
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1997No. 96-2033PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Martin O. Gjerde appeals his conviction for conspiring to defraud an agency of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1994). He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, that the district court 1 erred in admitting hearsay evidence at his trial, and that the district court erred in determining his sentence. We affirm.
I
The charges in this case arose from a conspiracy to defraud the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to obtain HUD funds. The United States Congress annually appropriates tax dollars…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. Michael BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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