Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Morris Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1975No. 74-1634PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
Appellant Jerry Morris Cohen was indicted on March 20, 1974, along with his son, Boyd Cohen, on 22 counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The younger Cohen was never apprehended, and ap pellant proceeded to trial alone on July 29, 1974, in the Eastern District of Missouri. The gravamen of the Government charge was that appellant conceived, established, and operated a nationwide “rack sales” scheme to defraud, involving the use of the mails. Cf. United States v. Nance, 502 F.2d 615 (8th Cir. 1973). At the close of the Government’s case, the district court entered a judgment of acquittal on…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. SampsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. AgueciCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. Paul Boyd, United States of America v. Danilo Zabala Artez A/K/A Chico Artez, United States of America v. George ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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