US v. Frazier, No. 08-5211

In a prosecution of defendant for conducting an illegal gambling business and sponsoring and exhibiting animals in cockfights, district court's denial of his motion for acquittal is affirmed as there was significant evidence in the record that defendant derived economic benefits from the fact that he knowingly allowed and encouraged gambling to take place at his establishment. 

Read  US v. Frazier, No. 08-5211

Appellate Information

Argued: January 20, 2010

Decided and Filed: February 12, 2010

Judges

Opinion by Circuit Judge  Clay

Counsel

For Appellant:  Jonathan M. Holcomb, Holcomb Law Office

For Appellee:    M. Neil Smith Jr., Assistant US Attorney