UNITED STATES V. LINDSTROM
698 F.2d 1154 (1983)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Lindstron (Ds) appealed their convictions for mail fraud under 18
U.S.C.S. 1341 and 1342, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud under 18 U.S.C.S. 371. Ds
argued that pre-indictment delay denied them due process and that the trial court
erroneously restricted their rights to discovery and to cross examination of a key witness.
FACTS: The charges in this case centered around a physical therapy business. The
government's key witness testified that she had participated with Slater and Lindstrom (D)
in falsifying patient records to reflect treatment the patients did not receive. The
government's key witness testified that during the period when she was overseeing operations
at Bay Therapy, she, Lindstrom and Slater had discussed alteration of records, that she and
Lindstrom had in fact changed records, that Slater and Lindstrom had ordered her to
duplicate billing cards and that patients signed up for treatments they did not receive.
Other witnesses testified about Slater's attempts to secure business for the clinic, and a
number of former patients related their divergent experiences with Bay Therapy. Insurance
claims managers debated whether increased therapy bills would in fact result in higher
settlements, and an attorney outlined the factors he customarily considered in settling
personal injury cases. Ds testified at the trial, denying all charges. The trial court had
placed limitations on D's ability to cross-examine the witness regarding her prior
psychiatric treatment and confinement. D appealed, arguing that such limitations deprived
them of the rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. Ds contend that
the district court improperly (1) placed limitations on questioning of the government's
chief witness relating to her prior psychiatric treatment and confinement, and (2) denied Ds
access to medical records suggesting that the government's witness suffered from psychiatric
illnesses, including delusions.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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