Legal Opinion
Nels Irwin and John F. Kerns v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1964No. 19103_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Neis Irwin and John F. Kerns 1 were jointly tried before a jury, convicted and sentenced on sixteen counts of an indictment charging mail frauds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1958). 2 Each has appealed and the two appeals have been consolidated.
Each count upon which Irwin and Kerns were convicted relates to the mailing of a particular letter to a named individual or company on a specified date, ranging from May 22, 1958 to March 8, 1961. According to the indictment each letter was mailed for the purpose of executing a scheme and artifice to obtain money by defrauding…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Silverman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. Gary HalbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Jerry R. BohonusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. James Harrison HathawayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Benjamin F. Gay Iii, Roy M. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. John B. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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