Legal Opinion

Keys v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 12, 1942No. 12069PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted under an indictment which charges a violation of § 408d(c), U.S.C., 18 U.S.C.A., § 408d(c), which provides:

“Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, shall transmit in interstate commerce by any means whatsoever any communication containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another * * * shall be fined * * *.”

The indictment recites that: “ * * * on or about the 4th day of June 1940, one George H. Keys did then and there wil-fully…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Cochran & Sayre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Hewitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Autumn Jackson, Boris Sabas, Also Known as Boris Shmulevich, and Jose Medina, Also Known as Yosi MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  2. Butzman v. United States. Craig v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
  3. United States v. Anthony ElonisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  4. McCoy v. PescorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  5. Dolores M. Doyle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963

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