Legal Opinion

United States v. Stanley M. Fistel

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 17, 1972No. 608, Docket 71-2196PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMESON, District Judge:

Appellant, Stanley M. Fistel, was charged in a single-count indictment with unlawfully and knowingly possessing nine $100,000 United States Treasury Bills which had been unlawfully taken from Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(c). 1 He was convicted, following jury trial, and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

Appellant contends that (1) the indictment is void for failure to state an offense; (2) the evidence was insufficient on the elements of the stolen character of the bills and his scienter; (3) the eight year sentence is…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United States v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  3. Independent Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. United States v. James Hugh RogersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
  5. Thomas Lester Thaggard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Herbert R. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. Mattie Doll Simmons, United States of America v. Maurice BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Billy Wydermyer, Thomas Honton and Jermon Carter, Also Known as "Jerry Carter," Also Known as "Dr. Carter,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. State v. McMurraySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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