Legal Opinion

United States v. Spielberger

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided July 24, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, District Judge.

In this case the indictment is in many counts, and the defendants are quite numerous. One of the defendants, V. P. Wilson, demurs to the Fifth Count of the indictment, which purports to set out against him a violation of the Mail Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 338.

This demurrer states that Count Five of the indictment fails to state sufficient facts to constitute the crime of which the defendant Wilson is charged. In support of the demurrer five grounds are assigned:

“1. That according to said indictment and Count Five thereof, it shows on its face that the report allegedly…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  3. Bogy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
  4. Preeman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917
  5. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Blue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
  2. George Harold Wiltsey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
  3. Nassan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942

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