Legal Opinion
United States v. Canella
District Court, S.D. California
Decided November 26, 1945No. 17817PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YANKWICH, District Judge.
The defendant, Joseph James Canella, a colonel in the United States Army, in an indictment filed on June 23, 1945, is charged with the violation of Section 207, 18 U.S. C.A. Specifically, he is charged with asking, accepting and receiving a sum of money from a person with intent to influence his action, acting in his official capacity as Post Quartermaster, in awarding a certain army contract.
The Section, under which the prosecution is instituted, dates back to 1853. It has undergone many changes and its present form dates to March 4, 1909, Chap. 321, Sec. 117, 35…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Korematsu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ex Parte QuirinSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Haas v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Canella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Cole v. Loew's Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1948
- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- People of State of Colorado v. MaxwellDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1954
- Girard v. WilsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1957
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