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U.S. v. CHURCH

No. 89-1297 Summary Calendar.

888 F.2d 20 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Leon CHURCH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Stillinger, Caballero, Panetta & Ortega, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, DAVIS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The classic movie "Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street" examines the need to believe in Santa Claus, who selflessly dispenses favors irrespective of the merit of the recipient. Just as some people need to believe in Santa Claus, other souls need to believe that they are Santa Claus. Mr. Church is apparently in the latter group. His harmless and ineffectual pretense resulted in a conviction for three counts of attempted bank and mail fraud...

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