Legal Opinion
Walker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1938No. 10862PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
Upon the second count of an indictment charging appellant with violation of section 135 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. § 241, 18 U.S.C.A. § 241, he was tried and convicted. From such conviction he appeals. The statute upon which the indictment is based provides that “Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, shall endeavor to influence, intimidate, *793or impede any witness, in any court of the United States” shall be fined or imprisoned.
The second count of the indictment upon which appellant was convicted charges: “And the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Pettibone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. GrunewaldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- United States v. John Joseph Lombardozzi, Daniel Joseph Marino, Michael Joseph Zampello,camillo Charles Lombardozzi and George LombardozziCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Samples v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Louis Berra v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. Mark Harding ChunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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