Mathey v. Comm'r, 339 U.S. 943 (1950). · Go Syfert
Mathey v. Comm'r, 339 U.S. 943 (1950). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“it is generally held that the advice of counsel, even though followed in 515 good faith, furnishes no excuse to a person for violating the law and cannot be relied upon as a defense in a criminal action.”
158 citation events (10 in the last 25 years) across 37 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Manown v. Adams (mdctspecapp, 1991-12-03)
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examined Cited as authority (quoted) Manown v. Adams
Md. Ct. Spec. App. · 1991 · signal: cf. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
it is generally held that the advice of counsel, even though followed in 515 good faith, furnishes no excuse to a person for violating the law and cannot be relied upon as a defense in a criminal action.
discussed Cited "see" Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company (2×)
11th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hopper Paper Company v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 178 F.2d 179 (7th Cir.1949), cert. denied, 339 U.S. 943 , 70 S.Ct. 797 , 94 L.Ed. 1359 (1950).
discussed Cited "see" Avery v. Midland County (2×)
Tex. · 1966 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tedesco v. Board of Supervisors, 43 So. 2d 514 (La.App.), appeal denied, 339 U.S. 940 , 70 S.Ct. 797 , 94 L.Ed. 1357 (1960), and the clarification in Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. at 235 , 82 S.Ct. 691 , of the dismissal of the appeal in Tedesco for want of a substantial federal question, to wit, there was a rational justification for the population disparity in the districting of city council seats. [1] "Sec. 18.
cited Cited "see" Rose v. State
Md. · 1965 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hopkins v. State, 193 Md. 489, 499-500 , 69 A. 2d 456 (1950), appeal dismissed, 339 U. S. 940 , 70 S. Ct. 797 , 94 L.
discussed Cited "see" Johnson v. Genesee County, Michigan
E.D. Mich. · 1964 · signal: see · confidence high
“In the first place, we do not see that by this contention there is raised any question cognizable under the Federal Constitution for the reason, as we have said, that it is well settled that the right to vote in each State is given by the State and may be curtailed by the state or controlled by the state so long as there is no violation of the Fifteenth Amendment or of the Nineteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution.” Tedesco was dismissed by the Supreme Court; see Tedesco v. Board of Supervisors of Elections, 339 U.S. 940 , 70 S.Ct. 797 , 94 L.Ed. 1357 : “Per curiam: The motion to…
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Mathey
v.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
No. 662.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 24, 1950.
339 U.S. 943
Lawrence E. Green for petitioner., Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Caudle, Ellis N. Slack, Lee A. Jackson and Irving I. Axelrad for respondent.
Published
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Certiorari denied.