Reece v. United States

mailings taking place after the object of the scheme has been accomplished are not sufficiently related to the plan to support a mail fraud conviction | mailings taking place after the object of the scheme has been accomplished are not sufficiently related to the plan to support a mail fraud conviction | recognizing certain areas in which the Register “has considerable expertise” | prosecutor's comment did not result in "clear error" because of the "significant factor" of the strength of the case against defendant | mail to victim to give appearance of legitimacy of business transaction is in furtherance of conspiracy | prosecutor’s comment did not result in “clear error” because of the “significant factor” of the strength of the case against defendant | shape of useful article not protected under 1909 Copyright Act | arguably rejecting the independent force of “conceptual separability” | arguably rejecting the independent force of "conceptual separability" | copyright denied to overall design of lighting fixture | copyright denied to overall design of lighting fixture | overall design of lighting fixture not copyrightable | defendant allegedly was involved in illegal wiretap activities | denying copyright to lighting fixture | convictions for racketeering and conspiracy reversed