Legal Opinion

Underwood v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 20, 1920No. 3379PublishedCited by 7 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against John Allen Underwood. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

DONAHUE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on both counts of an indictment charging him with using the United States mail in the furtherance of a scheme to defraud. The defendant hied a general demurrer to each count of the indictment, which demurrer was overruled by the court, and exceptions noted.

[1] The first count charges in effect that John Allen Underwood devised a scheme or plan for the purpose of obtaining through false and fraudulent representations, from the Young Men’s Christian Association,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ruthenberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Vernon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
  3. Weeber v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado · 1894
  4. Moran v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. MacKett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
  2. Freeman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1927
  3. Brightman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  4. Rosenberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
  5. United States v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931

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