Legal Opinion
United States v. Pike
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1946No. 9004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGGLE, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court after a jury found the defendants, Silas Elbert Pike and Ernest C. Pike, guilty of using the United States mails in a scheme to defraud in violation of Section 338, Title 18 United States Code Annotated, Sec. 215, Cr.Code. The trial court imposed a sentence of five years imprisonment and a fine of $1,000 on each of seven counts, sentences of imprisonment to run concurrently.
The scheme employed by the defendants originated and was operated from the city of St. Charles, Illinois. Using the trade name of “Sunnyside…
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- Arrow Distilleries, Inc. v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- Corbett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
- Hanish v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
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