Legal Opinion
Jack Thornton Atkinson v. United States of America, M. Dean Hodges v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1965No. 17825, 17826PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
These are separate appeals taken by defendants Jack Thornton Atkinson and M. Dean Hodges from their conviction on each of the thirteen counts of an indictment returned against them jointly. The first twelve counts charged mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1341-1342. The thirteenth count charges conspiracy to perpetrate the mail frauds in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 371. Defendants were tried jointly before a jury and upon conviction, Atkinson was sentenced to five years imprisonment upon each of the first ten counts, such sentences to be served…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Barenblatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Isaacs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Benjamin Dranow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by49 opinions
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