Legal Opinion

Holy v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 16, 1921No. 2887PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Criminal prosecution by the United States against George Holy. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error was convicted of perjury in swearing in his application for a position in the civil service that he had never been indicted for or convicted of any crime, when in truth he had been indicted and convicted and had served a sentence for receiving stolen property.

At the trial the government introduced in evidence the record of plaintiff in error’s conviction, his application to the civil service commission, and the testimony of the notary public, whose jurat and seal are upon the application:

“That defendant appeared before me and swore to the application. I…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Applebaum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1921
  2. United States v. HallDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1890
  3. Greene v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  4. United States v. MallardDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1889
  5. United States v. BaerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1880

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1924
  2. United States v. Roberto Flores-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  3. United States v. NessanbaumCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  4. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Hammer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925

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