Legal Opinion

Canella v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 16, 1946No. 10955PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction upon an indictment charging in one count a single general conspiracy to defraud the United States by (1) depriving the United States of its right to have the lawful functions of the various offices held by Colonel Canella (one of the appellants here) administered free from corruption and fraud; and, (2) • by depriving the United States of its right to the faithful action of Canella in the discharge of his offical duties free from corruption and fraud.

The questions presented are: (1) Whether the proof submitted to the jury conformed to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Coffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  2. Las Vegas Merchant Plumbers Ass'n v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  3. James W. Harlow, Charles E. Wilson and Thomas F. Addy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. Abraham L. Koolish, David F. Koolish and John B. Carnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  5. United States v. Robert T. CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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