Legal Opinion
United States v. Horace W. Sims, United States of America v. Ralph Howard Freeman, United States of America v. Vester Lee Price
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1970No. 19798-19800_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellants, Horace W. Sims, Vester Lee Price and Ralph Howard Freeman, appeal from their convictions for conspiracy and bribery of public officials in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 201. The conspiracy charged was to bribe cotton classers who were employed by the United States Department of Agriculture to “downgrade” certain government cotton which the defendant Sims would then purchase at less than its true market value.
Defendant Sims was indicted and convicted for conspiring to bribe and bribing a public official. Defendant Freeman, a cotton classer,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. Lawrence Jerome RingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Isadore Hodges, Jr., and Andrew Lewis, Jr. v. James Rose, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Ted Dudek A/K/A Ted LandersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Charles Joseph GowerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- State v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.