285 U.S. 427 (1932) Cited 976 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that an indictment can be upheld if "the necessary facts appear in any form, or by fair construction can be found within the terms of the indictment"
329 U.S. 211 (1946) Cited 402 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding the petitioner's challenge of his conviction is not rendered moot by the expiration of the underlying sentence because collateral consequences flowing from the conviction give the petitioner "a substantial stake in the judgment of conviction which survives the satisfaction of the sentence imposed on him"
207 U.S. 425 (1908) Cited 365 times 2 Legal Analyses
Rejecting Representative's argument that criminal arrest would deprive him of the constitutional right to attend sessions of Congress, with a historical discussion thereof
In Haas v. Henkel, 216 U.S. 462 (1910), the Court, dealing with the predecessor to § 371, rejected the argument that there could be no conspiracy to defraud in the absence of contemplated monetary or property loss.
In United States v. Klein, 247 F.2d 908, 916 (2d Cir.1957), the defendants were charged with tax evasion and a “defraud conspiracy” in connection with their whiskey selling business.
In Travis v. United States, supra, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit said of the membership instruction, precisely like the one here, that "The instructions were meaningful and clear.
In Lutwak, several United States citizens entered into sham marriages with foreign citizens in Paris, France, for purposes of allowing the foreign citizens to come to the United States.