Legal Opinion

Shilter v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 12, 1919No. 3252PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eirst Division of the Northern District of California; Edward S. Farrington, Judge. Karl Shilter was convicted of attempting to cause insubordination, disloyalty, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States, in violation of the Espionage Act, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error was convicted under an indictment which charged that on “divers dates between the *7251st day of January, .1918, and the 6th day of May, 1918,” at Sacramento, Cal., he did “then and there unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, and refusal of^ duty in the military and naval forces of the United States, with the intent on the part of him, the said defendant, to interfere with the operation and success of the military and naval forces of the United States and to promote the success of its enemies; that is to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Dunbar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Holmgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Oesting v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
  5. Morris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Fontana v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
  2. Weare v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  3. Sonnenberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1920
  4. Kellerman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1924
  5. Elder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944

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