Legal Opinion
United States v. Browning, Inc., Browning Arms Company and John Val Browning
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1978No. 76-1956, 76-1957 and 76-1958PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
The judgment which we are asked to review and reverse in this case is one based upon the trial court’s dismissal of an indictment charging Browning, Inc., Browning Arms Company and John Val Browning with carrying out a fraud on the government by persuading or influencing manufacturers in Belgium and Japan to misrepresent on invoices the sale prices of various firearms, thereby reducing the amount of import duties.
The original indictment was returned by a Federal Grand Jury in St. Louis. For reasons not here relevant, the case was transferred from the Eastern…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Travis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Larry Starks, in No. 74-1966 Appeal of Alonzo Robinson, in No. 74-1947. Appeal of Donald Everett Abney, in No. 74-1967Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Lesly Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Joseph Alfred TannerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by41 opinions
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