Dufour v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
. Hearing on an appeal by one of several defendants from a judgment of conviction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in a prosecution for alleged criminal conspiracy.
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. Hearing on an appeal by one of several defendants from a judgment of conviction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in a prosecution for alleged criminal conspiracy. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This 'is an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court of the District upon the verdict of a jury under an indictment charging Everett Dufour, the appellant, Harvey M. Lewis, and James N. Huston with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, the offense being the devising of a scheme or artifice to defraud, under sec. 5480, U. S. Rev. Stat., U.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
We will first consider the motion in arrest of judgment. The grounds of this motion are that the indictment does not sufficiently describe the scheme to defraud; that it does not allege knowledge on the part of Dufour of the falsity of the representations of the other defendants; and that the indictment is insufficient to charge any offense against Dufour.
Every defendant, under our Constitution, is entitled to be .advised of the charge he is to meet, that he may have a fair opportunity to prepare his defense, and that he may avail himself of a conviction or acquittal thereafter. Where,…
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- Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Evans v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Connors v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Dealy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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