United States Eighth Circuit

In an action where co-defendants were charged jointly with mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering, judgment is affirmed where: 1) the district did not err in denying defendant's motion to sever as the defendant's defenses were not actually irreconcilable, the jury was able to compartmentalize the evidence, and any Bruton error was harmless; 2) district court did not abuse its discretion in denying co-defendant Tyler Lewis' motion for a new trial on the basis of insufficient evidence or in giving the jury a willful blindness instruction and 3) the district court did not err in applying a statutory sentencing enhancement to co-defendant Cameron Lewis' sentence or in its restitution order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2009
• Published 02/23/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, JOHN R. GIBSON, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard H. Kyle, Jr., argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Cameron Lewis., Jon M. Hopeman, argued, Marnie E. Fearon and Eric J. Reinsche, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Tyrone J. Lewis.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Mathias Lewis, AUSA, argued, Robert Mathias Lewis, AUSA, William Anders Folk, AUSA, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.