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United States v. Amos A. Hopkins, United States of America v. Larry Peterman

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 10, 1984No. 81-1271, 82-1100PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SETH, Chief Judge.

These two cases were consolidated for en banc consideration on the briefs on motion by the court.

In United States v. Hopkins, 81-1271, the defendant was tried and convicted on a multiple count indictment charging mail fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1341) and conspiracy to use the mails to defraud. The only issue considered by the court en banc was whether adequate instructions had been given on the defense of good faith. The panel opinion appears at 716 F.2d 739 (10th Cir.).

In United States v. Peterman, 82-1100, the basic defense to the mail fraud charge was good faith. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Seymour Beitscher and James E. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
  2. Robert Dahle Sparrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  3. United States v. J. Robert WestboCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  4. Hawley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
  5. Arthur Rue Steiger v. United States of America, Marie Nola Steiger v. United States of America, Donald Romontion v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. Gjon N. Nivica, United States of America v. Mark L. Pedley, A/K/A Jack Williams, Mark WellingtonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. John FoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Larry Liefer, George Sharos, and Charles PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. 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
  5. United States v. Kenneth Eugene HaddockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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