Legal Opinion

Leche v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 13, 1941No. 9578PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Upon a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of using the mails to defraud as charged in an indictment containing three counts. Pleas of guilty to the indictment were entered by J. P. Abernathy and George Younger, jointly indicted with appellant. For a full, detailed, and accurate statement of the allegations of each count, see the opinion of the court below in this case, which is reported in 34 Fed.Supp. 982. From a judgment upon the verdict, this appeal was taken.

No error was committed in overruling the demurrer to the indictment. The scheme to defraud, alleged and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Hart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  3. Hall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  5. Whitehead v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Benjamin Dranow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
  2. United States v. MandelDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
  3. United States v. HoffaDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1962
  4. United States v. CrummerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
  5. Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941

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