UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

Nos. 78-2038, 78-2039 and 78-2040.

621 F.2d 1073 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald JOHNSON, Roy Cooper, and Ed Riley, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1980.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Burkett, Oklahoma City, Okl. (G. Phil Harney and William J. Skepnek, Oklahoma City, Okl., with him on brief), of Linn, Helms, Kirk & Burkett, for defendants-appellants Johnson and Riley.

Dolorin Carl Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okl. (James W. Patterson, Oklahoma City, Okl., with him on brief), for defendant-appellant Cooper.

William S. Price, Asst. U. S. Atty., Oklahoma City, Okl. (Larry D. Patton, U. S. Atty. for the Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Okl., with him on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and McKAY and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied in No. 79-2039 June 17, 1980.

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

In an eight-count indictment returned on August 2, 1978, in the Western District of Oklahoma, Gerald Johnson, Roy Cooper and Ed Riley were charged with various acts of conspiracy, bribery and fraud. Each defendant was acquitted on the conspiracy charge. In addition, appellant Johnson was acquitted on charges of bribery of a public official and obstruction of justice. Appellants Johnson and...

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