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UNITED STATES v. NICHOLS

No. 81-1423.

695 F.2d 86 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rhea Lucky NICHOLS and Michael Ford, a/k/a L.D. Haufer, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm Dade, Thomas V. Murto, Dallas, Tex., for Nichols.

Michael P. Carnes, Thomas D. Glenn, Dallas, Tex., for Ford.

Margaret I. Miller, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before GOLDBERG, WILLIAMS and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by two coconspirators from their convictions for fourteen counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1976), and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1976). We now affirm these convictions.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. The Facts of the Fraudulent Falling Fan

In April and May of 1978, the defendants conspired to stage a fake accident at Banana's Cafe in Dallas. Appellant...

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