Legal Opinion
United States v. Milton Wasman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1981No. 79-5643PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Milton R. Wasman was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for “willfully and knowingly” making a false statement in an application for a United States passport in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542. 1 On appeal Wasman contends that the trial court erred in rejecting evidence that he had legally assumed a non-semitic name to use in business dealings with Arab investors. We agree and reverse because of the erroneous exclusion of this evidence which deprived defendant of a valid defense. 2
On March 1, 1978 Milton Wasman…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Joseph Daniel Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Charles Glenn JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Forrest Richard CoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. George B. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. 110 Bars of Silver, 3 Crucibles of Silver, 11 Bags of Silver Coins,defendant-Appellant, Errol B. Resnick, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Terence George KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Myrtle D. Washington, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Juan Baptista-Rodriguez, Ramon Calvo, and Julio R. DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. John Dillard O'BryantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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