Legal Opinion
H. H. Beckanstin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1956No. 15773PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, H. H. Beckanstin, was convicted on one count of an indictment charging perjury in a civil suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The indictment was in three counts, but two of thém were dismissed. The indictment was brought under 18 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1621, 1 and the prosecution was based upon appellant’s alleged false statement as to where he graduated from architectural school. His attorney asked appellant: “What architectural school did you graduate from?”; and appellant responded “Massachusetts Institute of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Weiler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Maurice RoseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- United States v. NeffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- United States v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Fotie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State v. TedescoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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- United States v. Andrew J. LococoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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