Legal Opinion
United States v. Leo Potishman, Julian Scott, Transit Grain Company and Charles J. Winters
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1956No. 15533PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed an indictment against the appellees and the Government appeals. Count 1 of the indictment charged a conspiracy under the provisions of § 714m(d), Title 15, U.S.C.A.,1 to violate the provisions of § 714m (a),2 Title 15, U.S.C.A., and § 714m(c)3, Title 15, U.S.C.A. The remaining three counts are substantive counts charging violations of § 714m(a), Title 15 U.S. C.A.
The dismissal was predicated largely upon former jeopardy, estoppel, or res judicata, on account of previous criminal proceedings had in the federal courts at Houston against some of…
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- Gould v. Evansville & Crawfordsville R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- District of Columbia v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Buie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Passailaigue v. HerronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. John A. LiguoriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. John A. LiguoriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Leo Potishman, Julian Scott, Transit Grain Company and Charles J. WintersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956