Legal Opinion
United States v. Joel Carruth Stokes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1973No. 72-1937PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Joel C. Stokes appeals from his conviction for embezzlement and willful misapplication of bank funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 656, and for making false entries in bank records for the purpose of deceit in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 1005. We affirm.
Stokes was indicted in four separate indictments charging 11 counts of violations of 18 U.S.C. § 656 1 and 18 U.S.C. § 1005. 2 The indictments alleged that Stokes, as vice president and trust officer of Citizens Trust Company of Atlanta, Georgia, had embezzled and willfully misapplied bank funds and made false entries in bank…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Earl E. Vick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Robert Henry Sykes and Haydon David Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Marshall T. Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- James M. Cuthbert and Warren F. Busby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. Richard H. Gens, United States of America v. Anthony W. Carleton, United States of America v. Richard T. PorterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Donald SteffenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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