United States Sixth Circuit

Conviction of a parson for arson and mail fraud relating to his church is affirmed over defendant's contentions that: 1) his church was not sufficiently involved in interstate commerce to trigger the federal arson statute; 2) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt on all charges; 3) evidence of his access to and control of church finances was inadmissible; and 4) the court should not have allowed a particular rebuttal witness to be called at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2007
• Published 07/26/2007

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  K. Jayaraman, Law Office of K. Jayaraman, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Frederick H. Godwin, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  K. Jayaraman, Law Office of K. Jayaraman, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Frederick H. Godwin, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.