Di Preta v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Michael A. Di Preta was convicted of a violation of the Harrison Act, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error, who is a physician, was convicted upon one count of an indictment charging him with violations of the Harrison Act, 38 Slat. 785 (Comp. St. §§ 6287g-6287q). The court in question charged that on February 2, 1918, one Petraglia did within the jurisdiction of the court—
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