Legal Opinion
Bell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 13, 1983No. 82-5119PublishedCited by 591 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The issue presented is whether 18 U. S. C. § 2113(b), a provision of the Federal Bank Robbery Act, proscribes the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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On October 13, 1978, a Cincinnati man wrote a check for $10,000 drawn on a Cincinnati bank. He endorsed the check for deposit to his account at Dade Federal Savings & Loan of Miami and mailed the check to an agent there. The agent never received the check. On October 17, petitioner Nelson Bell opened an account at a Dade Federal branch and deposited $50 — the minimum amount necessary for new accounts. He used his own name, but gave…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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- Jerome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. James Hugh RogersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Mattie Doll Simmons, United States of America v. Maurice BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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