Bell v. U.S., No. 82-5119 (U.S. Supreme Court) (462 U.S. 356; 103 S.Ct. 2398) (June 13, 1983) (Justice Powell)
Here the Court held held that the federal bank larceny statute (18 USC § 2113(b)) was not limited to the common law crime of larceny, and that the statutory language was broad enough to cover the crime of taking under false pretenses.
The issue presented in this case was whether ...
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