Legal Opinion
United States v. Elijah Cosby, A/K/A Tootie Pie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1979No. 78-5633PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
To sustain a conviction for making false material declarations to a grand jury, the prosecution must establish not only that the defendant made the statements charged to the grand jury, and that he knew them to be false, but also that they were material to the grand jury’s investigation. On the ground that the government failed to offer legally sufficient evidence to prove that his statements were material to the grand jury’s investigation, the defendant, Elijah Cosby, challenges his convictions on two counts of making false material declarations to a grand jury,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- United States v. CuestaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. William J. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. James K. FarnhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Steve F. GiarratanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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