Legal Opinion
Simpson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1923No. 3916PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
We find no merit in the contention that the indictment was insufficient. It advised the defendants with reasonable certainty of the crime with which they were charged, Williamson v. United States, 207 U.S. 425, 28 S.Ct. 163, 52 L.Ed. 278. Its meaning is plain, a person of ordinary intelligence could not be misled as to the nature of the charge, and the averments are sufficient to. enable the defendant to prepare his defense and, in' the event of acquittal, to plead the judgment in bar of a second prosecution for the same offense. Burton v. United States, 202 *149…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- People v. KauffmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
- Haywood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1920
- Rich v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Nash v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
- Morris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
- Sperry Gyroscope Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Hargreaves v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
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