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UNITED STATES v. GARRETT

Nos. 77-1780 to 77-1782.

574 F.2d 778 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America v. Arthur GARRETT, Appellant in No. 77-1780. UNITED STATES of America v. Angelo MORINI, Appellant in No. 77-1781. UNITED STATES of America v. FIESTA FOODS, INC., Appellant in No. 77-1782.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1978.

Certiorari Denied May 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blair A. Griffith, U. S. Atty., Alexander H. Lindsay and Bruce A. Antkowiak, Asst. U. S. Attys., for appellee.

David O'Hanesian, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellants.

Before ALDISERT and HUNTER, Circuit Judges and CAHN, District Judge.

Certiorari Denied May 22, 1978. See 98 S.Ct. 2265.

OPINION

HUNTER, Circuit Judge:

In this case, appellants challenge the trial judge's jury instruction on intent in their joint trial for mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1970). They contend that part of the charge impermissibly shifted the burden of proof on intent from the government to the defendants. Our review of the trial judge's charge convinces us...

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