Legal Opinion

Birnbaum v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 2, 1939No. 4573PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant Philip Birnbaum was indicted in the court below for violation of the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 338, and the Securities and Exchange Act as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. § 77q and, under Sec. 37 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 88, for conspiracy to violate these statutes. He was acquitted on the counts charging substantive offenses but convicted on the conspiracy count. An order was thereupon entered that sentence be suspended and that he be released on probation for a period of three years. From this order he has appealed; and motion is made to dismiss…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Berman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Hill v. United States Ex Rel. WamplerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Miller v. AderholdSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Metropolitan Railroad v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  5. State v. VaughanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Korematsu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Hoffman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Franklin v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1964
  4. People v. PickettMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State v. LongmoreNebraska Supreme Court · 1965

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