Opinion

United States v. Morton H. Franklin

  • 608 F.2d 241
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 12050
Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Filed
Sep 6, 1979
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Keith, Phillips, Brown
Cited by
11 cases

aiding and abetting a violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 656

How later courts described this case

  • aiding and abetting a violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 656

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

BAILEY BROWN, Chief District Judge,

concurring.

I concur in the majority opinion. I would also point out that, as I construe the charge to the jury, the appellant, Franklin, could be found guilty of willfully aiding and abetting a misapplication of bank funds under 18 U.S.C. § 656 if he aided and abetted in the making of a kickback to the bank president. A misapplication under § 656 is a felony while the receipt of a kickback under 18 U.S.C. § 215 is only a misdemeanor. Thus it appears to me that, to this extent, the charge was erroneous and that therefore a new trial would be required in any event.

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