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U.S. v. KOTVAS

No. 86-3672.

941 F.2d 1141 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Henry KOTVAS, Jr.; Cullen H. Williams, a/k/a, Buster Williams, Claude Tanner, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Addess, Kenwood, Cal., Tampa, Fla., for Kotvas.

Joseph Beeler, Miami, Fla., for Tanner.

Neil H. Jaffee, Washington, D.C., for Williams.

Joseph D. Magri, Omer Poirier, Karla R. Spaulding, Asst. U.S. Attys., Tampa, Fla., for U.S.

Before FAY and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Claude Tanner, Cullen H. Williams, and Joseph Kotvas appeal their convictions for various violations of the federal statutes relating to the bribery of public officials. The appellants raise thirteen issues on appeal: (1) whether the RICO offense instruction given by the district court adequately advised the jury as to the elements of the offense; (2) whether the evidence against appellant Williams was sufficient; (3) whether violations...

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