Legal Opinion
Harvey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 16, 1928No. 202PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwan, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). 1. The point most strongly urged as error is the admission of evidence of acts done by Harvey, or by Harvey and Warner, acting with other persons not named in the indictment. It is said that this amounted to the admission of evidence of distinct conspiracies not charged in the indictment and not tending to prove any disputed element of the crime charged. It is elementary that proof of independent crimes cannot be used, except where the intent of the defendant in doing an act which may be either innocent or wrongful dependent upon the intent with which it is…
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