Legal Opinion
Sutton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1935No. 7733PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
Frank E. Sutton, hereinafter called appellant, was indicted for mailing a threatening letter with intent to extort money from the addressees (Act July 8, 1932, c. 464, § 1, 47 Stat. 649, 18 USCA § 338a). Having been convicted and sentenced, he prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant filed a motion to quash the indictment, on the ground that there was no competent evidence before the grand jury that appellant mailed the letter or caused it to be mailed. The trial court heard the motion and denied it. This ruling is assigned as error. The assignment is not well taken. The motion…
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