Legal Opinion
United States v. Earl Knippenberg
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 1974No. 73-2031PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Earl Knippenberg appeals from a judgment upon conviction of seven counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and of one count of transporting stolen securities in interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 2314.
Defendant’s principal argument is that the evidence was insufficient to establish guilt. We agree with him as to the seven mail fraud counts, but disagree as to the eighth, transportation count.
1. The seven mail fraud counts.
The indictment charged in the first seven counts that Jack R. Walsh, George Witchek, and defendant Knippenberg devised a scheme to defraud, and that in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Giordano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Van Riper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- United States v. Thomas E. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Bogy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
- United States v. Edward A. Greer and Alphonse P. BartkusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- United States v. Emslie Leander Moore, United States of America v. Floyd Moore, United States of America v. Pieter Cornelis PannekoekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Wilson Tony Harrell, James Hawkins, Anthony Scire, Karl Heinz HarigCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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