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U.S. v. O'BRIEN

Nos. 96-5228, 96-5229 and 96-5230.

131 F.3d 1428 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorothy Francis O'BRIEN, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Christopher O'BRIEN, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Allen O'BRIEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Couch, Tulsa, OK, for Defendant —Appellant Dorothy Francis O'Brien.

Charles Whitman, Tulsa, OK, for Defendant — Appellant William Christopher O'Brien.

Ernest A. Bedford, Tulsa, OK, for Defendant — Appellant Michael Allen O'Brien.

John D. Russell, Assistant U.S. Attorney (Stephen C. Lewis, United States Attorney, with him on consolidated brief), Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff—Appellee.

Before BALDOCK, LOGAN and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Dorothy and Michael O'Brien, together with their son Christopher O'Brien, appeal a jury's finding that they operated an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955, and conspired to do so in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Their primary challenge on appeal is to the sufficiency of the evidence adduced at trial. Additionally, Christopher and Dorothy assert errors in the instructions given to the jury; and Christopher challenges...

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