UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 78-5341.

596 F.2d 662 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnnie Ruth SMITH, Loretta Stephens, and Mary Hooper, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip I. Palmer, Jr., Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Loretta Stephens.

Mary Hooper, pro se.

Bruce Budner, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Smith and Hooper.

Kenneth J. Mighell, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and BOOTLE, District Judge.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This case requires further consideration of 18 U.S.C. § 641 in connection with thefts of funds that originated with the federal government but were administered by a local educational institution.

Appellants were clerical employees of Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. They and several codefendants were charged in a twelve count indictment with (1) conspiracy to steal federal funds and to defraud the United States, 18 U.S.C. §...

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