United States First Circuit

Where the jury heard substantial evidence on the issue, and the court's instruction to jury accomplished its intended purpose, the failure to instruct the jury that materiality is an element of wire fraud is harmless error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2001
• Published 07/19/2001

Judges

• BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bjorn Lange, Assistant Federal Defender, with whom Federal Defender Office was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jean B. Weld, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paul M. Gagnon, United States Attorney, and Michael J. Gunnison, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.