UNITED STATES v. MADSEN

No. 78-1892.

620 F.2d 233 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis G. MADSEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. David Eckersley, (Wayne L. Black, Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on brief) of Black & Moore, Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendant-appellant.

Francis M. Wikstrom, Asst. U. S. Atty., (with Ronald L. Rencher, U. S. Atty., and Max D. Wheeler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and McKAY and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant sold various art objects to Commercial Liquidators, Inc. (Commercial), but retained physical possession of the goods. Thereafter on three separate occasions he executed security agreements pledging the art objects as collateral in loan transactions. In each case he represented that he had title to the goods, free and clear of all encumbrances. For these acts he was charged and convicted on three counts of knowingly making false statements...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases