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United States v. Jack Casperson, United States v. Bernard Philip Pletcher, United States v. Ronald A. Sablosky, United States v. Gerald Ruis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1985No. 84-2085, 84-2097, 84-2098 and 84-2145PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Jack Casperson, Bernard Philip Pletcher, Ronald A. Sablosky, and Gerald Ruis appeal from their convictions for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 (conspiracy), 1341 (mail fraud), 1343 (wire fraud), and 2314 (inducing interstate travel to defraud). For reversal, appellants challenge the district court’s failure to give a “good faith” or theory of defense instruction. In addition, Ruis challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction; Casper-son, Pletcher, and Ruis claim that the doctrine of merger bars their conviction on both the substantive counts…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. Mark PrieskornCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Robert C. MardianCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Charles Goss and George C. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  2. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Paul J. Leahy United States of America v. Timothy Smith United States of America v. Dantone, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Kenneth Eugene HaddockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Joseph Maria Andrade, United States of America v. Benjamin Calvin RileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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