Legal Opinion
The United States of America v. James W. Owen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1956No. 11329_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.
Having waived a jury, defendant Owen proceeded to trial, before the district judge, on a twenty count indictment grounded on 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341 1 Owen was found guilty on seventeen counts and the remaining three counts were dismissed on the government’s motion. Defense motions for a new trial, or in the alternative, for a judgment of not guilty notwithstanding the district-judge’s findings were denied. Owen was sentenced to jail for a period of one year, and fined $1,000 upon each of the seventeen counts in the indictment. All of the propositions put forward by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- United States v. SylvanusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Silverman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. AmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Ernest T. PageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Thomas E. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Kenneth J. BryzaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Matias Delerme, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Frank Olmos CastenadaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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