Legal Opinion
Hyney v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1930No. 5404PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
Hyney, president, Emerson, vice president, and Wilson, treasurer, of Hyney, Emerson & Co., a corporation, were indicted for a violation of section 215 of the Criminal Code (18 USCA § 338). A nolle prosequi was entered as to Emerson and Wilson. Hyney was acquitted upo-n the first count and convicted upon the- remaining eleven. The indictment averred that the defendants had devised a scheme to obtain money by means of false and fraudulent representations made to a class of persons, some being particularly mentioned, who desired to purchase stock iu corporations engaged in…
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