UNITED STATES v. WINKLE

Nos. 76-4145, 77-5195.

587 F.2d 705 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest A. WINKLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold D. Levine, Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellant in both cases.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Eleanore J. Hill, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., Loretta B. Anderson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee in both cases.

Before RONEY, RUBIN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

An intricate and clever scheme to defraud the Government of money asserted to be due for Medicare services resulted in a lengthy and complicated indictment, a protracted trial, and a verdict of guilty. The defendant seeks to overturn that verdict by charging a bevy of errors in the indictment and trial. Because we find his arguments without merit, or the errors asserted harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, we affirm.

Ernest Winkle...

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