Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,786 United States of America v. Edward L. Ruggiero and Christopher S. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1995No. 93-2774PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
This appeal centers around the securities and wire fraud trial of Edward L. Ruggiero and Christopher S. Parker. After a jury trial, each of the men was convicted on multiple counts of wire fraud and securities fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, 15 U.S.C. § 78, and 17 C.F.R. § 240. After the trial, the two defendants moved for a mistrial or a new trial, alleging that outside information gained by a juror had tainted the verdict. The district court denied the motions. Rug-giero and Parker appeal the denial of the motions, and Parker asserts that there was insufficient…
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