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U.S. v. WYLY

Nos. 98-30411, 98-30434 and 98-30865.

193 F.3d 289 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Captan Jack WYLY; Dorothy Morgel; East Carroll Correctional Systems, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. East Carroll Correctional Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dale Rinicker; et al., Defendants, Captan Jack Wyly, Jr.; Kenneth Knight Killen, Jr., on behalf of William Bryant Killen; James Paul Brown, on behalf of Matthew P. Brown, on behalf of Kathrine J. Brown; Bahia W. Brown; Jack S. Hamilton; Bonnie G. Wyly; William N. Wyly; Honda W. Killen, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette Louise Cassiere (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Joseph G. Jarzabek, Richard Allan Willis, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee in all cases.

L. Edwin Greer (argued), Greer & Frazier, Shreveport, LA, for Wyly.

Ansel Martin Stroud, III (argued), Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, Shreveport, LA, for Morgel.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Primarily at issue in these consolidated appeals from criminal convictions for mail fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, and forfeiture is whether the Government's rebuttal closing argument deprived Captan Jack Wyly, Dorothy Morgel, and East Carroll Correctional Systems, Inc. (ECCS), of a fair trial. They contest their convictions and the forfeiture order; in addition, ECCS contests its $4.8 million fine. And, various ECCS shareholders...

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