UNITED STATES v. McCRACKEN

No. 77-1966.

581 F.2d 719 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard McCRACKEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Jenson, Foster, Jenson & Short, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Daniel M. Scott, Asst. U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee; Andrew W. Danielson, U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., on brief.

Before LAY, HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction on seven counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. 18 U.S.C. § 371. The defendant Leonard McCracken was sentenced to 30 months. On appeal McCracken's principal challenge is that the government's proof was insufficient to sustain the jury's finding as to the requisite intent required to prove each count.1 Upon review of the...

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