Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1980No. 79-2112PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 641 1 by unlawfully attempting to convert a stolen Illinois Public Aid Warrant in the amount of $586.76. Approximately 50% of the money in the account on which the warrant was drawn was granted to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. § 603 (Aid to Needy Families). Appellant complains, however, that the warrant was not “money, or a thing of value of the United States” within the meaning of § 641.
The facts underlying appellant’s conviction are not in dispute. The warrant was mailed by the Illinois…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Cecil Dwayne Evans, Arnold Gene Tate, and Charles Edward Gent, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. James R. PavloskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. John J. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Anthony Hayle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. William A. CroftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. William Charles MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Nell Scott, United States of America v. Ronald ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. William R. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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