Legal Opinion
Wolpa v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1936No. 10526, 10527PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The appellants, Alex Wolpa and Julius J. Wolpa, were indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced under section 215 of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. § 338 [18 U.S. C.A. § 338]) for using the mails to defraud. The convictions were under counts I, II, III, IV, VI, IX, XI, and XIV of the indictment, which charged that the appellants, with other defendants not parties to these appeals, “did devise and intend to devise a scheme to obtain money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises from numerous and sundry persons engaged in the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Crain v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Whitfield v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Ackley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Troutman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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- Pines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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