U.S. v. ROSS

Nos. 09-1852, 09-1860.

703 F.3d 856 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bryan ROSS (09-1852) and Robert Burston (09-1860), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Patricia Annette Streeter , Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant in 09-1852. William J. Winters III , Livonia, Michigan, for Appellant in 09-1860. Craig A. Weier , United States Attorney's Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee in 09-1852 and 09-1860. ON BRIEF: Patricia Annette Streeter , Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant in 09-1852. William J. Winters III , Livonia, Michigan, for Appellant in 09-1860. Craig A. Weier , United States Attorney's Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee in 09-1852 and 09-1860.

STRANCH, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which CARR, D.J., joined, and BOGGS, J., joined in part. BOGGS, J. (pp. 886-87), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part from Section II.A.2 of the majority opinion.


OPINION

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

In this joint direct criminal appeal, Bryan Ross and Robert Burston raise several challenges to their convictions on multiple charges relating to a counterfeit-check scheme. The prosecution alleged that Ross orchestrated a conspiracy to purchase vehicles with counterfeit checks and then quickly resell the vehicles. Burston was one of several alleged co-conspirators who carried out the plan, the rest of whom accepted...

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