Legal Opinion

Balbas v. United States

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 5, 1919No. 1342PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Peter J. Hamilton, Judge. Vincente Baibas Capo was convicted of a violation of the Espionage Act, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a writ of error to review a final judgment of the district court of Porto Rico, imposing a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for the term of two years upon the defendant below, upon each of four counts in an indictment in which the defendant was charged with violation of title 1, § 3, Act of June 15, 1917, c. 30, 40 Stat. 219 (Comp. St. 1918, § 10212c), known as the Espionage Act.

There were six counts in the indictment. In the first and fourth counts the defendant below was charged with having committed the offense created by the first clause in the Espionage Act,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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  3. Crain v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Ledbetter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Ingraham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Schoborg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
  2. United States v. StrongDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1920
  3. Commonwealth v. CookSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. United States v. AultDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1920
  5. (HC) Wilson v. ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2022

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