Legal Opinion
United States v. Wernes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1946No. 8906, 8907PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were convicted on six counts of a ten-count indictment charging them and their attorney with violation of the Sfecurities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C.A. § 77a et seq., and the Mail Fraud Act, 18 U.S. C.A. § 338. The other four counts were dismissed by the Government at the close of its case, and, at the same time, the court directed verdict in favor of the attorney on his motion, and discharged him from further action in the case. King received a sentence of two and a half years’ imprisonment, and Wernes, a year and a day.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. RiedelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Realmonte v. ReevesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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