Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph Dewayne Franks and Kathrena June Franks
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1983No. 81-2309, 81-2310PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Ralph Dewayne Franks and Kathrena June Franks, husband and wife, were jointly charged in a five count indictment with criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code. A jury convicted both defendants on all counts, and the defendants appeal the sentences imposed thereon.
Perhaps the primary ground for reversal is that there is an overlap between the five counts in the information, and that, in effect, the defendants were prosecuted and punished more than once for the same transaction. Accordingly, the five counts in the indictment and the sentences imposed on each…
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