Legal Opinion

Ben H. Frank v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 29, 1955No. 4960PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAVAGE, District Judge.

The Appellant, Ben H. Frank, appeals from a conviction on the first five counts of an eleven count indictment which charges using the mails in a scheme to defraud in the sale of securities in violation of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C.A. § 77q(a). Counts 6 to 11 inclusive, which charged Frank with using the mail for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud in violation of the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, were dismissed, one by the government for lack of evidence and the others by the court on the ground that the mailing of the letter…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Blue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
  3. Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
  4. Nicola v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1934
  5. Harper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. Herbert R. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  2. United States v. D. Spencer Grow and C. Oran MensikCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
  3. United States v. Daniel Reid and Theodore E. Thomas, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Carl D. SchaeferCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
  5. George Beck v. The United States of America, David R. Tuthill v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962

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