UNITED STATES v. LEPOWITCH

No. 629.

318 U.S. 702 (1943)

UNITED STATES v. LEPOWITCH ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Archibald Cox argued the cause, and Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Berge, and Mr. George F. Kneip were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Henry S. Janon for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendants are charged with impersonating Federal Bureau of Investigation officers and by that means attempting to elicit information from one person concerning the whereabouts of another. They were indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 76, the first branch of which includes two elements: impersonation of an officer of the government and acting as such with intent to defraud either the United States or any person...

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