Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 1973No. Crim. A. 71-587PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, District Judge.
The defendant has petitioned this Court for consideration of a number of post-trial motions which include a motion for new trial, motion in arrest of judgment and motion for judgment of acquittal.
Before commencing a discussion of the issues at hand, the Court will relate a brief account of the facts. The indictment, returned on October 28, 1971, charged the defendant with a violation of 29 U.S.C. § 501(c) which is the embezzlement of funds of a labor organization. The defendant was found guilty by a jury on March 17, 1972, of converting…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. AldermanDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
- United States v. Cecil R. Mays, Robert Jack Coltrane, Buddy Herman Mathis, Defendants- United States of America v. Robert Jack Coltrane, Cecil R. Mays, J. Robert WestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. MaysCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975