UNITED STATES v. SORROW

No. 83-8400.

732 F.2d 176 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Garron Reginald SORROW, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denmark Groover, Jr., Macon, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Edgar W. Ennis, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The controlling issue on this appeal from a conviction for conspiracy to defraud the United States is whether the defendant had to have an "anti-federal" intent, that is, whether it was sufficient to prove an "intent to defraud," not an "intent to defraud the United States." The issue has not heretofore been precisely decided, but based on analogous cases, we hold it sufficient for a conviction under 18 U.S.C.A. § 371 to prove that defendant...

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