U.S. v. BECKNER

No. 94-30587.

69 F.3d 1290 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald L. BECKNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Martzell, Scott R. Bickford, Regina O. Matthews, Martzell and Bickford, New Orleans, LA, for appellant.

Edward J. Gonzales, Asst. U.S. Atty., L.J. Hymel, U.S. Atty., Baton Rouge, LA, for appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Donald L. Beckner appeals his conviction for four counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of perjury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. We reverse and remand.

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Beckner was a prominent Baton Rouge attorney and a former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. Sam Recile, a New Orleans real estate developer...

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