UNITED STATES v. MANNING

No. 76-1015.

542 F.2d 685 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Owen MANNING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Brooke Lathram, Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas F. Turley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Larry E. Parrish, Devon L. Gosnell, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Defendant-appellant used a type of signal frequency generator, commonly known as a "blue box," to circumvent the long distance billing equipment of South Central Bell Telephone Company, enabling him to make unlimited long distance calls without charge.

Defendant's first trial resulted in a mistrial, when jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict. Prior...

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