Legal Opinion
United States v. Isaac States, United States of America v. Michael McCoy United States of America v. Robert Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1973No. 73-1253, 73-1214, 73-1244PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge.
A multiple count indictment charged appellants with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342, and with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.1 Their separate appeals have been consolidated for the purpose of argument and opinion.
Before trial appellants moved to dismiss the indictment asserting that it failed to allege that anyone had been defrauded of any money or property, and consequently failed to state an offense against the United States. The court denied the motions to dismiss and filed a memorandum opinion setting…
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