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Barnes v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1928No. 7792PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MUNGER, District Judge.

The plaintiff in error pleaded guilty to the first count of an indictment, which alleged that he and others had devised a scheme to defraud and had mailed a letter in executing the scheme, contrary to the provisions of section 215, Penal Code (18 USCA § 338). Prior to this plea the plaintiff in error had demurred to the indictment claiming that it stated no offense. After sentence, the plaintiff in error obtained this writ of error, and thereby challenges the sufficiency of the first count of the indictment to support the judgment. The chief ground of objection is that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  3. Chew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  4. Lemon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
  5. Savage v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
  2. Cochran v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
  3. Holmes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
  4. United States v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. James Finis Toney, Jr., and John H. Stewart, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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