Legal Opinion
Allen I. Nilva v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1955No. 15224PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLET, Circuit Judge.
Allen I. Nilva was convicted of criminal contempt and appeals.
In October, 1952, Elmo T. Christianson, Herman Paster and Nilva were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for conspiracy to violate the Johnson Act,“15 U.S.C.A. § 1172, prohibiting the interstate transportation of gambling devices. That case will be referred to as the Christian-son case. It was charged that the defendants and other coconspirators conspired to transport gambling devices into North Dakota where they were to be operated under the protection of Christian-son, who was elected Attorney General of North…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. McGovernCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Conley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- LePera v. SniderNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- In the Matter of Application to Adjudge Roe Van Meter in Criminal Contempt. Roe Van MeterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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