Legal Opinion

United States v. Steinman

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 6, 1909No. 53PublishedCited by 10 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Pi. H. Steinman was convicted of aiding and abetting the willful abstraction of the funds of a national bank, and he brings error. Reversed.

1Opinion of the Court

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the court below E. H. Steinman was convicted on an indictment charging him, under Rev. St. § 5309 (U, S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3497), with aiding and abetting Charles E. Mullin, cashier of the Farmers’ & Mechanics’ National Bank of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., to willfully abstract the funds of said bank. On the imposition of sentence, Steinman sued out this writ of error.

The abstractions charged in the indictment consisted of overdrafts of the Acme Dumber & Supply Company aggregating $30,783.34. Steinman was not an officer of the bank. He was an officer 'and stockholder of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. United States v. NorthwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1887

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Travis Leon Wilson, Orrin Shaid, Jr., Louis Levin, Jerald Aaron White, Jasonn. Winthrop and David Levi WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. Joseph Stefan, Irvin Freedman, United States of America v. Irvin FreedmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. John Christo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. J. W. Williamson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  5. State v. HudsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923

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