Legal Opinion
Darrell H. Hofmann v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1965No. 7921_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury on nine counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The charge was based on acts of the defendant and two others (also indicted, but tried separately) in a promotion of a land subdivision in Saguache County, Colorado, called “Sunset Valley.” This promotion of Sunset Valley included the setting up of booths at sports shows and fairs in several of the western states. A sign stating “Win a lot in Colorado” was prominently displayed at these booths, as was a backdrop of mountain scenery. The visitors who completed an “entry blank”…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Troutman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- George Beck v. The United States of America, David R. Tuthill v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Norman J. Deschenes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States of America, Plainiff-Appellant v. Tracy ProwsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Richard Dennis LynnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Arthur Rue Steiger v. United States of America, Marie Nola Steiger v. United States of America, Donald Romontion v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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