Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Kirby and James Curtis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 30, 1978No. 78-1489, 78-1490PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In March 1977, a 12-count indictment was returned against defendants. Count I charged a conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, the general conspiracy statute, in that from January 1, 1976, to December 9, 1976, defendants agreed to commit four offenses against the United States, namely,
A. To violate the mail fraud statute (18 U.S.C. § 1341) by scheming to obtain money by false pretenses from Central Soya Company through use of the mails; 1
B. To bribe public officials in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(f) by giving money to two grain inspectors licensed by the United…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Bryson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Joseph Alfred TannerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- James W. Harlow, Charles E. Wilson and Thomas F. Addy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Earl BushCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States v. Larry Gibson, D/B/A Reid & Gibson TexacoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. James Lee Hinton and Arthur DixsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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