Legal Opinion
United States v. Whitmore
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 21, 1951No. 21684PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YANKWICH, District Judge.
The indictment in seventeen counts is under the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341, and charges the defendants Ralph Whitmore and Harold Cowan with devising a scheme to defraud and using the mails to perpetrate it.
In substance,, the indictment states that the defendants advertised over the network ■of certain radio stations throughout the United States and local radio stations and' newspapers in Los Angeles County, California, Christmas tree decorations, and ■ornaments for sale. The prospective customers were requested to send one dollar by mail to the radio…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Southern Development Co. v. SilvaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Shushan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. CotterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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