United States Eighth Circuit

Convictions for conspiracy to defraud the United States and making a false statement to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) exclusion of expert testimony; 2) lack of an evidentiary hearing on allegations of tainted jury deliberations; and 3) sufficiency of the evidence. A sentence is vacated and remanded for resentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2006
• Published 04/11/2006

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter W. Smith, argued, New York, NY (Helen D. Chaitman, New York, N.Y., on the brief), for appellant., Jason Coatney, argued, Springfield, MO, for appellant Stevens.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ellen R. Meltzer, argued, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Jack B. Patrick and Tonya K. Kowitz of the Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for appellee.