Legal Opinion

Hoss v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 12, 1916No. 4087PublishedCited by 21 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. C.' M. IIoss and another were convicted of aiding and abetting a bank cashier in issuing a bill of exchange with intent to defraud a bank, and sued out a writ of error, which was dismissed, except as to the named defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This was an indictment against Julius E. Rochau, Raymond H. Hoss, and C. M. Hoss, for violating provisions of section 5209 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. There were five counts in the indictment, each charging Rochau, as cashier of the First National Bank of Fairfax, Old., with drawing a certain specified bill of exchange, without the authority of the board of directors, and with the intent to defraud the bank, and Raymond H. Hoss and C. M. Hoss with aiding and abetting him, with like intent, in so doing.

Rochau fled, and has never been arrested or tried.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Merchants' Bank v. State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. First Nat. Bank of Washington v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Perovich v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Drinkall v. Movius State BankNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Espy v. Bank of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1874

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
  2. United States v. Winston C. Graham A/K/A Vincent Graham, A/K/A Michael Diamond A/K/A Tyrone L. Simmons, Winston C. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  3. Rakes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
  4. United States v. Katherine BuckhanonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. Galbreath v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918

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