UNITED STATES v. SAMPSON

No. 69.

371 U.S. 75 (1962)

UNITED STATES v. SAMPSON ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard P. Willens argued the cause for the United States. On the briefs were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller, Louis F. Claiborne and Philip R. Monahan.

Randolph W. Thrower argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs was D. R. Cumming, Jr.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellees were indicted in a United States District Court on charges that they had used the mails "for the purpose of executing" a fraudulent scheme in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 13411 and that they had conspired to so use the mails.2 It is clear that the allegations, if proved, would show that a fraudulent...

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