Legal Opinion
Jacob Freidus v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 24, 1955No. 12058_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of submitting a false financial statement to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in violation of the false statement statute. 1 Chief among many contentions for reversal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. 2 The test, as stated by this court in Curley v. United States, is whether the evidence is such that “a reasonable mind might fairly, conclude guilt beyond reasonable doubt”. 3
The evidence showed that in 1947 appellant and two associates formed a corporation, originally called General Television Corporation, now…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- United States v. GillilandSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rolland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. Louis A. Marchisio, John H. Seiter and W. Ward WhippleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- United States v. George Vernon HansenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Erle W. McGoughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Louis Weinstock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Charles C. Diggs, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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