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United States v. Howard Franklin Cobb and Maurice F. Stehman

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 28, 1968No. 16302_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Howard F. Cobb, Maurice F. Stehman, Walter J. Kessler, and Gertrude M. Cobb were charged with 12 offenses against the mail fraud statute 1 and with conspiracy to violate it. Kessler was granted a separate trial and was a government witness at the trial of Mr. and Mrs. Cobb and Stehman. These three were convicted, and Mr. Cobb and Stehman have appealed.

The twelve substantive counts alleged eleven mailings and one receipt of mail, each for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud, described in detail. Defendants do not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Paul E. McDaniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  3. D. H. Roe and Stratoray Oil, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  5. United States v. Nathan W. ShavinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald Roy CrispCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  2. United States v. Harry P. Hutul, Robert Sacks, Herbert Basan, Nancy Mitchell, and Vito LombardiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  3. United States v. Alvin JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. James Gerald HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Dorwin MarineCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969

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