Legal Opinion
United States v. William Marr
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 2014No. 13-2204PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found William P. Marr, also known as Bill Marr, Jr. (“Marr”), guilty of six counts of wire fraud. Marr appeals his conviction, arguing that he did not receive a fair trial because the government relied upon improper propensity evidence to convict him, and that three jury instructions incorrectly explained the law. He also contends that the district court lacked the authority to order restitution. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In July 2000, William C. Marr, the defendant’s father, founded Equipment Source USA, LLC (“Equipment Source”), which…
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