Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor F. Hildebrand and Kenneth L. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1975No. 73-3959PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Hildebrand and Smith were found guilty by a jury and convicted on all twelve counts of an indictment charging them with wire and mail fraud. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1341, and 1343. They received three-year concurrent sentences on each count.
They first contend that the evidence adduced at trial is insufficient to support their convictions. An examination of the record, however, belies their claims. Hildebrand and one McDevitt 1 patented the Electro Chef, a commercial cooking unit designed to heat food instantly. The unit consisted of an oven enclosing specially designed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Venson Eugene Williams v. A. L. Dutton, Warden of the State Prison at Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
- William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Abraham Leroy Baker and James Osborne, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Louis I. Gordon, Eduardo Jose Garcia, Jeffrey Mark Berg, James M. Cowen, and Eric Theodore LubovCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Deloy C. RossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Noble C. BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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