Legal Opinion
Clarence Orville Stevens v. Unisted States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1955No. 15278PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
Clarence Orville Stevens, the appellant, was charged with wilfully and knowingly devising a scheme to defraud the Cambridge State Bank at Cambridge, Iowa, a small town outside of Des Moines, and carrying out or putting into effect the scheme by use of the United States mails, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The case was tried to a jury. Appellant was found guilty on all nine counts of the indictment. From such conviction he appeals to this court.
In essence, appellant was charged with operating a “check kiting” scheme which, succinctly stated, involved cashing worthless…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. KenofskeySupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Norman J. Deschenes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. FeldmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. James T. McNeiveCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Everett W. Gross and L. Mary GrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Robert S. Kelem, United States of America v. Barnett GartrellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Ralph E. Cades Appeal of William N. BloomCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. James G. Sorce, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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