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Shafitz v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Feb 28, 1956
230 F.2d 606 (6th Cir. 1956)

Opinion

No. 12562.

February 28, 1956.

G. Leslie Fields, Detroit, Mich., for appellant.

J. Leonard Walker, Louisville, Ky., for appellee.

Before ALLEN, MARTIN and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


This appeal from the district court's judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding appellant guilty upon a ten count indictment of using the mails to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341, was heard on the record, briefs, and oral argument of counsel.

And it appearing that the essential facts constituting the offenses charged were sufficiently set out in the indictment, Anderson v. United States, 6 Cir., 1954, 215 F.2d 84; that there was substantial credible evidence to support the jury's verdict as to all elements of the offenses prohibited by the statute; and that in instructing the jury the district judge committed no error prejudicial to the appellant, Pereira v. United States, 1954, 347 U.S. 1, 74 S.Ct. 358, 98 L.Ed. 435.

It is ordered that the judgment of the district court be and it hereby is affirmed.


Summaries of

Shafitz v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Feb 28, 1956
230 F.2d 606 (6th Cir. 1956)
Case details for

Shafitz v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Leonard J. SHAFITZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Feb 28, 1956

Citations

230 F.2d 606 (6th Cir. 1956)