Fifth Circuit· 10/25/1983
United States v. William J. Johnson
Citations
- 718 F.2d 1317
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 15821
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- reversing a conviction because the district court instructed the jury that they must find a specific question as a matter of law rather than leaving the question for the jury to determine
- if the trial judge chooses to comment on the evidence, he must instruct the jury that they are not bound by his comments
- if the trial judge chooses to comment on the evidence, he must instruct the jury that they are not bound by his comments
- \The scheme to defraud need not be successful to create a violation of the wire fraud statute.\
- trial judge summarized documents for the jury
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Judges: Clark, Brown, Gee, Rubin, Reavley, Politz, Randall, Tate, Johnson, Williams, Garwood, Jolly, Higginbotham
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