Legal Opinion

Latham v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 4, 1915No. 2634PublishedCited by 72 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. George B. Latham and Frank Flood were convicted for devising a fraudulent scheme for obtaining money, etc., by means of the post office, and they bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

CALL, District Judge.

On January 24, 1914, George B. Latham, Prank .Flood, and J. H. Terrill were, in the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, indicted in four counts, charged with devising a fraudulent scheme for obtaining money, etc., by means of the post office establishment of the United States, acting under the names of the Terrill Medical Institute and the New Method Treatment Company.

[1] On January 30, 1914, a motion to abate the indictment was made. This motion was denied, and subsequently a motion for continuance was granted Terrill, and Latham and Flood put on trial and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  4. Lewis v. . Commissioners of WakeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  5. United States v. HeinzeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910

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3Cited by72 opinions

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