Legal Opinion

Kane v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 23, 1941No. 11903PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant has appealed from his conviction by a jury, under Section 32 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 76, for impersonating an agent of the Department of Justice and obtaining written statements from witnesses on the false representation that he was conducting an investigation for that Department..

The only question presented is the sufficiency of the indictment. It is contended that the indictment is fatally defective because it does not charge (1) that defendant’s acts were done “with intent to defraud”, and (2) that, in impersonating a federal agent, defendant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  3. United States v. BarnowSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Muench v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  5. Claiborne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Clarence Gene LeggettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  2. Calvaresi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
  3. United States v. Richard Henry MitmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
  4. Crutchfield v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
  5. Lowenburg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946

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