Legal Opinion
United States v. Nelson Italiano
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1988No. 87-3201PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this criminal appeal, we are called upon to determine whether the Supreme Court’s recent interpretation of the federal mail fraud statute in McNally v. United States, 483 U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 2875, 97 L.Ed.2d 292 (1987) is applicable in a slightly different factual scenario. Holding that McNally applies, we vacate the conviction and judgment.
FACTS
Appellant, Nelson A. Italiano worked for Coaxial Communications of the Suncoast, Inc. (Coaxial Communications), a corporation formed for the purpose of obtaining a cable television franchise contract with the city of Tampa,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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3Cited by27 opinions
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