Legal Opinion

Krichman v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 16, 1921No. 260PublishedCited by 29 opinions

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Certiorari to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a judgment of the District Court on a conviction under an indictment. The facts aré stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dat

Krichman, petitioner, was convicted upon an indictment which charged that, while the Pennsylvania Railroad was under the control of and being operated by the United States, he offered a bribe to a baggage porter to do an act in violation of his duty, contrary to § 39 of the Criminal Code of the United States; 35 Stat. 1096; 10 Comp. Stats. § 10,203. The section is in the margin. 1

It appears that the porter was employed at the Pennsylvania terminal in the City of New York. The petitioner offered to bribe the porter to deliver to him certain trunks containing furs, which were checked from the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  2. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. LangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. United States v. StrangSupreme Court of the United States · 1921

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Arroyo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Dixson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States v. BaymonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Robert T. CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. BahelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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