Legal Opinion
King v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1944No. 12829PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Emery Speer King, was indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced for use of the mails in the execution of a scheme to defraud in violation of § 215 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 338, and he appeals. Reversal is sought on the grounds (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; (2) that the prosecution was barred by the statute of limitations; and (3) that prejudicial evidence was erroneously admitted over his objections.
The indictment was in two counts. The first count charged that appellant and Raymond Clarence Fowler having devised a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Roberts v. ReillySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Appleyard v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by37 opinions
- William Spinelli v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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- United States v. LevitonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Kempe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Cary v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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