United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' convictions for engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting mail fraud are affirmed where: 1) the trial court's instructions dispelled any danger that the jury would give weight to the exhibit at issue as substantive evidence or to bolster credibility; 2) certain challenged statements were not offered for the truth of the matter asserted and thus were not hearsay; and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the use of a summary witness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2010
• Published 09/09/2010

Judges

• Jerry E. Smith

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

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