Legal Opinion
United States v. Jasper J. Mirabile
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1974No. 74-1367PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
The primary focus of this appeal is the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1970). Issues have been raised regarding the scope of that statute and its applicability in the context of a state misdemeanor violation, namely, fraudulent misrepresentation of gross sales on sales/use tax returns. In addition, this appeal challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss on the basis of selective and discriminatory prosecution. We affirm.
Appellant Mirabile, owner and operator of a Kansas City, Missouri restaurant, was indicted by a federal grand jury in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. MazeSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United States v. Frank Mangan and Kevin ManganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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