Legal Opinion

Samara v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 14, 1920No. 4PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Saleen Samara, Amen Samara, and Saleen Baloutin. Judgment of conviction, and the defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

The defendants have been convicted under an indictment which charged them with the commission of two independent crimes. The first count charged them with a conspiracy to commit the crime. The second count charged them with the actual commission of the substantive crime which they are charged with having conspired to commit. So far as the first count is concerned, the conspiracy alleged is one to commit an offense against the United States in violation of section 37 of the Criminal Code, which reads as follows:

“If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hedderly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
  2. United States v. StoneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1911

3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Gerson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
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  4. On Demand Direct Response, LLC v. McCart-PollakDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2019
  5. Richard Cortez Bell v. K. Hakeman, et al.District Court, D. Arizona · 2026

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