United States Fourth Circuit

Convictions and sentence for wire fraud are affirmed over defendants' arguments that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain their convictions; 2) the district court improperly instructed the jury on the mens rea requirement of wire fraud; 3) the admission of evidence provided by one defendant incriminated the other and violated his rights under Bruton v. US; 4) the district court abused its discretion by denying one defendant's motions for severance and a mistrial; 5) the action of the district court, the prosecution and defense counsel violated their Sixth Amendment rights; and 6) the district court committed numerous errors in calculating a defendant's sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2007
• Published 06/22/2007

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Steven Gene Berry, Rockville, Maryland;  Joseph Francis Lawless, Jr., Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, for Appellants.  Christine Manuelian, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.