SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Like a phoenix, this case arises for a second time, but with all the ascendant vigor of its first incarnation. And, like its legendary avine counterpart, this bird, too, turns to ashes. The tale follows.
I. BACKGROUND
In February 1987, defendant-appellant Richard Dray, along with Paul Ochs, was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1341 (1982). At the same trial, Dray and Ochs were acquitted...
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