Legal Opinion

United States v. Walter L. Mitchell, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 4, 1984No. 83-5205PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Walter Mitchell appeals his convictions for mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and for filing a false income tax return, 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). The indictment charged that Mitchell, who had been a member of the city council of Redondo Beach, California, had used his position to secure the council’s approval of a condominium conversion project. The indictment further charged that, in return for his support of the project, Mitchell received more than $100,-000 from the project’s owner, Robert Ferrante. It was alleged that Mitchell .had used the mails to defraud the citizens of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. MazeSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Parr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. United States v. Frank Stearns GieseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  3. United States v. Joseph C. Gallo Frederick Graewe Hartmut Graewe, Kevin Joseph McTaggart Angelo A. LonardoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. John R. Prince (98-6361), Tony White (98-6362)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. Sun Savings and Loan Association, a Corporation v. Daniel W. Dierdorff Mary DierdorffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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