UNITED STATES v. LAIKIN

No. 78-1162.

583 F.2d 968 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael B. LAIKIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1978.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin B. Lewis, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

John A. Nelson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and TONE and BAUER, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether a perjury conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1623 may be sustained on a theory that defendant gave inconsistent answers on two occasions when the record indicates that defendant was not asked the same question on the two occasions. We hold that it may not.

Defendant Michael B. Laikin is a lawyer who represented the University National Bank in a loan transaction with Roland C. Hansen...

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