Legal Opinion

United States v. Mendoza

District Court, N.D. California

Decided June 23, 1954No. 34068PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROCHE, Chief Judge.

Defendant is charged with violation of Title 18, U.S.C. § 641, more particularly, he is charged with retaining property which he knew to be stolen from the United States. The indictment charges that the unlawful act was committed on or about the 22nd day of March, 1954.

The question for determination is whether this crime is a continuing offense. The record discloses that defendant did not begin to retain the property until some time after December, 1950. There is no evidence in the record showing that the retention of any of the property began in the period .between May 5,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. IrvineSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Marron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
  3. United States v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  4. Land v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  5. Warren v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1912

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Ralph J. SilkowskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. State v. LodermeierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. HerschNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Duncan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  5. Williams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978

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