Skip to main content
· 5/10/1979

United States v. Edwin Duncan, Jr.

Citations

  • 598 F.2d 839
  • 4 Fed. R. Serv. 848
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 14774

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that Congress had the constitutional authority to enact 18 U.S.C. § 2511(l)(b)(iv) under the Commerce Clause
  • finding error was not prejudicial as the foreman immediately squelched any discussion of dictionary definition
  • finding error was not prejudicial as the foreman immediately squelched any discussion of dictionary definition
  • “[I]t is sufficient that the defendant ... temporarily deprive[d] the bank of the possession, control or use of its funds.”
  • “settled meaning” of misapplication, as used in § 656, is “conversion of bank funds to the use of the defendant or a third party”
  • the circumstances in which juror misconduct can occur are probably as varied as all of human experience

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Haynsworth, Widener, Phillips

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.