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- Title: United States v. Primrose
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 30, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge. Jimmie Harold Primrose was indicted on thirty-eight counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1341 (1976), and three counts of extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1976), in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the citizens of Murray County, Oklahoma. A jury convicted him of thirteen counts of mail fraud. On appeal, he asserts that: (1) the trial court erred in not dismissing the indictment for unnecessary delay in bringing him to trial; (2) the voir dire of jurors was inadequate; (3) the Government failed to prove a use of the mails for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud; (4) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of crimes not charged in the indictment; (5) the prosecutor's references to other county commissioners were improper and prejudicial; (6) the prosecutor improperly cross-examined defense witnesses; and (7) certain remarks the prosecutor made during closing argument constituted improper vouching for witnesses. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.