Legal Opinion

United States v. Eric K. Lam

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 4, 2003No. 03-1415PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Eric K. Lam was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 371, and six counts of bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344, based on an alleged check-kiting scheme involving three federally insured banks. At the close of the government’s case-in-chief, and again in a post-trial motion, Lam moved for judgment of acquittal. The district court 1 denied the motion. Lam appeals, arguing that: (1) the government failed to prove the fraudulent representations essential to bank fraud; and (2) the government failed to prove the identity of Lam as the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Michael Lenza v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  4. United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. John C. Whitehead, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Javier Aparco-CentenoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by16 opinions

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