United States Eighth Circuit

A former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives' conviction and sentence for mail fraud is affirmed over claims of insufficiency of evidence and that the district court erred: 1) in its jury instructions; 3) in admitting certain evidence; 4) in its application of the advisory Sentencing Guidelines; and 5) in ordering defendant to forfeit his personal gain from the scheme.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, LAY  and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel M. Scott, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Douglas A. Kelley, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph T. Dixon, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.