Legal Opinion
Garrett v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1927No. 4744PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff in error, hereafter called defendant, was convicted on 7 counts of an indictment charging him with improper use of the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud. There are 139 assignments of error. Fortunately, in the view we take of the ease, it is unnecessary to discuss any of them.
The indictment contains 17 counts, none of which was numbered, and is very lengthy. The scheme is charged with great particularity and detail in the first count, and is incorporated in the 16 other counts by reference. A demurrer to the indictment was overruled in part and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Kepner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Goto v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Tenenbaum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ralston v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. New York Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1943
- Ralston v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
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