United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' convictions for mail fraud and racketeering are affirmed over claims regarding: 1) insufficiency of the evidence, 2) absence of an evidentiary hearing on a claim of double jeopardy, 3) a forfeiture order, 4) error in rejoining a defendant's case to those of other defendants, and 5) the excusing of a juror.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2006
• Published 02/10/2006

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy O. Dudley, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant Hively., Dennis Owens, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant Ketz.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd L Newton, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, AR (Angela S. Jegley, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellee.