Legal Opinion
Fournier v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1932No. 4644PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted and sentenced to thirty months in the penitentiary for a violation of section 338, title 18, USCA (Criminal Code, § 215); i. e., using the United States mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud. Assigned errors deal with (a) alleged defect^ in the indictment, (b) alleged misconduct of the prosecuting attorney, (c) admission of evidence over appellant’s objection, and (d) insufficiency of the evidence to support the charge preferred in the indictment.
Consideration of the last-stated error will be first undertaken as it offers an opportunity to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Davis v. Elmira Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Capone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
- Hume v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1902
- Munch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Harry P. Hutul, Robert Sacks, Herbert Basan, Nancy Mitchell, and Vito LombardiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Patrick J. Doherty, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Ralph A. EckhardtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Silverman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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