U.S. v. FISHER

No. 95-10733.

106 F.3d 622 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James R. FISHER and John H. Carney, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Wiedis, United States Department of Justice, Ellen R. Meltzer, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

James M. Murphy, Dallas, TX, for defendant-appellant Fisher.

William F. Ravkind, Ravkind & Ravkind, Dallas, TX, for John H. Carney, defendant-appellant.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and SMITH and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-Appellants James Fisher and John Carney appeal their convictions on several counts including bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, and making false statements to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Office of Thrift Supervision. For the reasons assigned, we reverse and vacate the convictions and remand for a new trial.1

BACKGROUND

In 1984, James Fisher, John Carney and...

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