Legal Opinion
Shields v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 4, 1928No. 4686PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Shields, was indicted under section 39 of the Penal Code (35 Stat. 1096), which provides: “Whoever shall promise, offer, or give, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing of value, * , * * to any officer of the United States, or to any person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any official function, under or by authority of any department or office of the government thereof, * * * with intent to influence his decision or action on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at any time be pending,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Steele v. United States No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Dumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. BehrmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Haywood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John F. Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Shore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
- Jeffers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- O'BRIEN v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
- Schnitzer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
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