Legal Opinion
In Re United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 1977No. 77-1267PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The United States seeks a writ of mandamus directing the district court to vacate an order granting a motion for new trial in a criminal case.
Clarence H. Wagner, the defendant below, was charged in a single indictment with fourteen counts of mail fraud, (18 U.S.C. § 1341), thirteen counts of securities fraud (15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78ff), and four counts of making false statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (18 U.S.C. § 1001). It was the government’s contention that in soliciting money from the public for investments in bank certificates of deposit and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Holly W. BAUMAN Et Al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, Respondent, Union Oil Company, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Larrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Provident Life & Accident Insurance v. GoelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Henry James Wright, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- In Re the Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, in Re Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico, and Fundacion Colegio De AbogadosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. John Hitchmon, A/K/A John Ashanti, and Jessie Lee Fussell, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- In Re Plaza De Diego Shopping Center, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Robert L. Coley, Esquire. In Re Petition of Robert L. Coley, EtcCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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