Legal Opinion
United States v. Otis Avant and Fleet S. Hughlett
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1960No. 15386PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
We allowed an appeal from a final judgment of the Municipal Court of Appeals 1 reversing convictions of appellees in the Municipal Court for defrauding by false pretenses under D.C.Code 1951, § 22-1301 (Supp. YII 1959).
The record discloses evidence, more fully described later, that appellees had charged the complaining witness for car repairs and parts which were not in fact made or furnished.
The Municipal Court, instructing the jury on the “guilty knowledge” which must be shown, said:
“That is to say, the person must know, who makes the false representation, that it is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Stone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
- United States v. George F. VasenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- People v. SchmittCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Bentel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Willgoos v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
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