# Piquett v. United States, 81 F.2d 75 (7th Cir. 1936)

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The Seventh Circuit's opinion on the appeal of Louis Piquett, Dillinger's attorney, from his conviction for conspiring to harbor Homer Van Meter. The court notes he had earlier been tried and acquitted on the charge concerning Dillinger. Judgment affirmed.

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided Louis Piquett's appeal on January 2, 1936. The offense he was convicted of conspiring to commit "is defined in section 141 of the Criminal Code": harboring or concealing a person for whose arrest a federal warrant had issued. The person concealed in the count of conviction was Homer Van Meter. The court explains that "Prior to appellant's conviction he had been indicted, tried and acquitted in the District Court on a charge of conspiracy with O'Leary, Loeser, Cassidy, Dillinger and Probasco to harbor and conceal John Dillinger while the latter was a fugitive from justice in the Probasco house," and refers to the two charges as "the Dillinger conspiracy and the Van Meter conspiracy." The opinion ends: "Judgment affirmed."

The National Archives' catalog notes describe Piquette as convicted of harboring both men. The opinion is the court's own statement and is the more exact record: acquitted on the Dillinger charge, convicted on the Van Meter charge. The district court file is [filed separately](/items/nara-405218934-us-v-piquette-28821/). CourtListener spells the name Piquett; the National Archives spells it Piquette.

## Sources

- CourtListener: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1475140/piquett-v-united-states/