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SCHMUCK v. UNITED STATES

No. 87-6431.

489 U.S. 705 (1989)

SCHMUCK v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 22, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Steinberg by appointment of the Court, 486 U.S. 1041, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Brian J. Martin argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Acting Assistant Attorney General Dennis, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, and Louis M. Fischer.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

I

In August 1983, petitioner Wayne T. Schmuck, a used-car distributor, was indicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on 12 counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U. S. C. §§ 1341 and 1342. App. 3.

The alleged fraud was a common and straightforward one. Schmuck purchased used cars, rolled back their odometers, and then sold the automobiles to...

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