U.S. v. SCHULTZ

No. 92-2828.

17 F.3d 723 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tom SCHULTZ and James Chaplin, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Bevans, Houston, TX (Court-appointed), for Schultz.

Walter E. Herman, III, Humble, TX (Court-appointed), for Chaplin.

Katherine L. Haden, Gaynell G. Jones, U.S. Atty., Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Before JOHNSON, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendants James Chaplin and Tom Schultz were charged in a seventeen-count indictment with criminal acts surrounding a bank fraud scheme. Although a jury found each man guilty of the charged offenses, the Government failed to proffer sufficient evidence of federal jurisdiction. We therefore reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Defendants Chaplin and Schultz were charged along with...

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