Pereira v. United States, 347 U.S. 1 (1954), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the word "knowingly" in the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341,[1] should extend to all reasonably foreseeable consequences, even ones not specifically intended.[2][3]
| Pereira v. United States | |
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| Argued October 20, 1953 Decided February 1, 1954 | |
| Full case name | Pereira, et al. v. United States |
| Citations | 347 U.S. 1 (more) 74 S. Ct. 358; 98 L. Ed. 435; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2623 |
| Holding | |
| The word "knowingly" in the federal mail fraud statute (18 U.S.C. § 1341) should extend to all reasonably foreseeable consequences, even ones not specifically intended. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton, Clark |
| Concur/dissent | Minton, joined by Black, Douglas |
| Reed took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| 18 U.S.C. § 1341 | |
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