Legal Opinion
United States v. Taylor
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided November 19, 1900No. 4,544PublishedCited by 10 opinions
James Vincent Taylor was indicted for falsely-impersonating a United States officer, and as such unlawfully demanding and receiving- of complainant the sum of $10, in violation of Act April 18, 1884. Demurrer to indictment. Sustained.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
A demurrer is interposed by the defendant on the alleged ground of duplicity in the indictment. The indictment is preferred under the provisions of the act of April 18, 1884, which enacts as follows: - '
“That every person who with intent to defraud either the United States, or any person, falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States, or any department or any officer of Uie government thereof, and who shall take upon himself to act as such, or who- shall In such pretended character, demand or obtain from any…
2Cited by10 opinions
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- Littell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909
- United States v. BallardDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1902
- United States v. RushDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1912
- United States v. CarrDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1961
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