Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor Cowley and Michael St. Clair
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1983No. 82-1741, 82-1742PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants St. Clair and Cowley were convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1623 for willfully and knowingly making material false declarations before a grand jury (perjury). St. Clair was convicted under counts 2 and 3; Cowley was convicted under count 4. Both appeal their convictions. St. Clair’s conviction is affirmed as to count 2 and reversed as to count 3. Cowley’s conviction is reversed.
FACTS
St. Clair conducted business in the field of international finance as Channel Associates, located in Santa Barbara. Cowley was employed in that business. In late 1979 or early…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Albert EscalanteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Ibrahim Abushi, Mahmud A. Ghanem, Mohammed Eid Awad, and Muti ShumanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by49 opinions
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