William O. Douglas

“ But we are not. To obtain money was the sole object of this fraud. The use of the mails was crucial to the total success of the fraudulent project. We are not justified in chopping up the vital banking phase of the scheme into segments and isolating one part from the others. That would be warranted if the scheme were to defraud the collecting bank. ”

“ United States Supreme Court
323 U.S. 88
Kann v. United States
Argued: Nov. 7, 1944. --- Decided: Dec 4, 1944
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice JACKSON and Mr. Justice RUTLEDGE concur, dissenting. ”