Legal Opinion
Harry S. Getchell, Hollis Rinehart, William F. Powers and Francis E. Getchell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1960No. 17338PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from judgments of conviction for violation of the mail fraud statute,1 or of Section 17(a) (1) of the Securities Act of 19332 [15 U.S.C.A. § 77q(a) (1)], or of both. Of the twelve-count indictment, five counts must be considered. Each of the four defendants was found guilty on Count Six. Hollis Rinehart and Harry S. Getchell were found guilty also on Count Eight. Francis E. Getchell was found guilty on both of said Counts and also on Counts One, Five and Nine.3
The prosecutions grew out of the financial collapse of a business enterprise embracing both Florida…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Parr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. MonjarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Butler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Paul E. McDaniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- John Milton Addison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Pedro M. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- J. Adams Bruce, as President of Bruce's Juices, Incorporated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Oliver Wendell Henderson and Leon Edward Jurras v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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