Legal Opinion

United States v. Olweiss

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 3, 1943No. 29PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The three defendants, Olweiss, Schwarz and Nass, appeal from a judgment of conviction for concealing some $17,000 of the assets of Olweiss from his trustee in bankruptcy. The points they raise are that the only competent evidence did not support the verdict; that the judge committed various errors during the course of the trial and in his charge; and that he improperly forced a verdict, when the jury was unable to agree. To an understanding of these points some statement of the evidence is necessary. Apparently until April 19, 1934 — although the exact day is somewhat…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Quong Duck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
  4. Wissel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927

3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  2. Michael Joseph Gurleski and Dorothy Villafranca v. United States of America, Frank Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. John Edward Jones, A/K/A Liddy Jones, A/K/A Malik Shariff, United States of America v. Robert Avon Jones, A/K/A BobbyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  4. Las Vegas Merchant Plumbers Ass'n v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  5. United States v. Laurence John LaytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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