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U.S. v. COFFMAN

Nos. 95-3217, 95-3909 & 95-3995.

94 F.3d 330 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert COFFMAN, Jerry Beller, and Thresher T. Rippey, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, James Conway (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for United States.

William H. Theis (argued), Chicago, IL, for Robert Coffman.

William A. Barnett, Jr., Chicago, IL, Matthew Horan (argued), Fort Smith, AR, for Jerry Beller.

Robert G. Clarke (argued), Chicago, IL, for Thresher T. Rippey.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied in Nos. 95-3217 and 95-3909 September 19, 1996.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The appellants, Beller, Coffman, and Rippey, along with two other persons, were convicted by a jury of six counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 13 to 18 months. The statute forbids the use of the telephone or other modes of transmission by wire for the purpose of executing...

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