Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis P. Kurfess
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1970No. 17563_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Louis P. Kurfess was charged in a one-count indictment with violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545. Defendant was tried before a jury, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to two years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000. From this decision defendant appeals. We affirm.
On June 29, 1968, defendant and his wife, returning from Zurich, Switzerland, presented seven articles of baggage and a customs declaration to the customs agent at O’Hare airport. The agent asked the defendant if he had anything to add to his declaration and the defendant responded. “No.”…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Richard NielsenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- David Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Maria Mercedes Chavez-Martinez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. John B. McKee Wilfrid Pelchat, and Andrew ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States v. Thekkedajh Peethamb MenonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Ralph BorelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Leroy HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. David John OdlandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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