Legal Opinion

United States v. Thaddeus Adonis Long, United States of America v. Edward Larry Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1988No. 87-5163, 87-5164PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*439HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Thaddeus Adonis Long and Edward Larry Jackson appeal from their convictions on a number of counts for their involvement in a cheek forging and bank fraud scheme. We affirm their convictions on all counts.

On August 14, 1986, the United States issued a treasury check in the amount of $434,188.80, payable to Land O’Frost, an Illinois company. The check was sent to Land O’Frost but ended up in the hands of Long or Jackson. Jackson offered Dennis Mentzos $100.00 to assist him in cashing the check. Mentzos accepted.

Jackson obtained a rubber stamp with “Land O’Frost” and the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by55 opinions

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