Squire v. Virginia, 417 U.S. 909 (1974). · Go Syfert
Squire v. Virginia, 417 U.S. 909 (1974). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“the purpose of 18 u.s.c. sec. 1341 is to prevent the postal service from being used to carry out fraudulent schemes, regardless of what is the exact nature of the scheme and regardless of whether it happens to be forbidded by state law.”
147 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 36 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. Nicholas L. Monica, Jr. (ca6, 1986-03-28)
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Top citers, strongest first. 18 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) United States v. Nicholas L. Monica, Jr.
6th Cir. · 1986 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the purpose of 18 u.s.c. sec. 1341 is to prevent the postal service from being used to carry out fraudulent schemes, regardless of what is the exact nature of the scheme and regardless of whether it happens to be forbidded by state law.
discussed Cited "see" Martin v. State
Fla. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Martin-Trigona, 55 Ill.2d 301 , 302 N.E.2d 68 (1973) (noting that Martin lacked the qualities of responsibility, candor, fairness, self-restraint, objectivity, and respect for the judicial system as well as having a propensity to unreasonably react against anyone he believed opposed him), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974). [4] In this published opinion, the United States Supreme Court denied Attwood's request to proceed in forma pauperis in that case and prospectively as a sanction for filing frivolous petitions.
cited Cited "see" Martin v. State
Fla. · 2000 · signal: see · confidence high
See Martin v. Marko, 651 So.2d 819 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)(quoting In re Martin-Trigona, 55 Ill.2d 301 , 302 N.E.2d 68 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974)).
cited Cited "see" Nelson v. United States
Ct. Cl. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See William Green Const. Co. v. United States, 477 F.2d 930, 936-37 , 201 Ct.Cl. 616, 626-27 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2606 , 41 L.Ed.2d 213 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" McNally v. United States (2×)
SCOTUS · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Badders v. United States, 240 U. S. 391 . . . (1916).” United States v. States, 488 F. 2d 761, 767 (CA8 1973), cert. denied, 417 U. S. 909 (1974).
cited Cited "see" In Re New Haven Radio, Inc.
Bankr. D. Conn. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Martin-Trigona, 55 Ill.2d 301 , 302 N.E.2d 68 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974).
cited Cited "see" Malnak
Ct. Cl. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See William Green Construction Co. v. United States, 201 Ct. Cl. 616 , 477 F.2d 930 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Marvin Mandel, United States of America v. W. Dale Hess, United States of America v. Harry W. Rodgers, Iii, United States of America v. William A. Rodgers, United States of America v. Irvin Kovens, United States of America v. Ernest N. Cory, Jr., United States of America v. W. Dale Hess, Harry W. Rodgers, Iii, and William A. Rodgers (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
4th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 764 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. den., 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Mandel (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
4th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 764 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. den., 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Kenneth O. Brown (2×)
8th Cir. · 1976 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 764-66 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 950, 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Caruso
D.N.J. · 1996 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 766-67 (8th Cir.1973) (rejecting argument that mail fraud prosecution improperly intervened in state affairs, because “the focus of the statute is upon misuse of the Postal Service, not the regulation of state affairs, and Congress clearly has the authority to regulate such misuse of the mails.”) (citation omitted), cert. *388 denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974); see also United States v. Porcelli 865 F.2d 1352, 1359 (2d Cir.1989) (noting in dicta that the broad federal mail .statute punishes “any scheme or artifi…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Paradies
11th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Martinez, 905 F.2d 709, 715 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1017 , v. States, 488 F.2d 761 (8th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974); Shushan v. United States, 117 F.2d 110 (5th Cir.1941), cert. denied, 313 U.S. 574 , 61 S.Ct. 1085 , 1086, 85 L.Ed. 1531, 1532 (1941); see also, United States v. McNally, 790 F.2d 1290 (6th Cir.1986) (per curiam).
cited Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Mandel
D. Maryland · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 764 (8th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re New Haven Grand Jury
D. Conn. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
For some background on Martin-Trigona’s abuse of the judicial process, often characterized by harassment of individuals with whom he has had only the slightest contact, see In re Martin-Trigona, 737 F.2d 1254 (2d Cir.1984); see also In re Martin-Trigona, 55 Ill.2d 301 , 302 N.E.2d 68 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974); In re Martin-Trigona, 573 F.Supp. 1245 (D.Conn.1983); In re Martin-Trigona, 592 F.Supp. 1566 (D.Conn.1984).
cited Cited "see, e.g." State v. Di Ventura
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1982 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. States, 488 F. 2d 761 (8 Cir.1973), cert. den. 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed. 2d 212 (1974).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Eugene Boffa, Sr., Robert Boffa, Sr., Louis S. Kalmar, Sr., and Chandler Lemon
3rd Cir. · 1982 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 763-64 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974); United States v. Lewis, 514 F.Supp. 169, 172-77 (M.D.Pa.1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Kisco Co. v. United States
Ct. Cl. · 1979 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, William Green Construction Co. v. United States, 201 Ct. Cl. 616, 624-25 , 477 F.2d 930, 935 (1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 (1974); Bailey Specialized Buildings, Inc. v. United States, 186 Ct. Cl. 71, 86 , 404 F.2d 355, 363 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Mandel
D. Maryland · 1976 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. States, 488 F.2d 761, 764 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 909 , 94 S.Ct. 2605 , 41 L.Ed.2d 212 (1974). 5 *1011 Undaunted, the defendants suggest that a close reading of representative mail fraud cases indicates that courts have limited the reach of the statute to those schemes which contemplate an injury definable in terms of economic harm or pecuniary loss, citing, inter alia, Hammerschmidt v. Únited States, 265 U.S, 182, 44 S.Ct. 511 , 68 L.Ed. 968 (1924); United States v. Randle, 39 F.Supp. 759 (W.D.La.1941); Epstein v. United States, supra; United State…
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Squire
v.
Virginia
No. 73-1204.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 28, 1974.
417 U.S. 909

Sup. Ct. Va. Cer-tiorari denied.