Reed v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Harry A. Reed and James E. Eaton were convicted of violating Criminal Code, § 32 (Comp. St. 1916, § 10196), by falsely assuming and pretending to be officers acting under the authority of the United States, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The appellants have been generally indicted in five indictments, charged with violating section 32 of the United States Criminal Code (Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, 35 Stat. 1095 [Comp. St. 1916, § 10196]), in that they falsely assumed and pretended to be officers acting under the aúthority of the United States and a department thereof, to wit, the Navy.Department, and did take upon themselves to act as such.
The misrepresentations and false assumption or pretension of office was substantially the same in form, but occurred as to five different arrests made of stragglers or…
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