Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1927No. 752PublishedCited by 467 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In the federal court for Massachusetts, Lee and two others, all apparently American citizens, were indicted for conspiring within the United States to violate §§ 591 and 593 of the Tariff Act of 1922, c. 356, 42 Stat. 858, 981, 982, and § 3 of the National Prohibition Act, October 28, 1919, c. 85, Title II, 41 Stat. 305, 308. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Lee and one other were convicted. Lee sued out a writ of error. The Court of Appeals (one judge dissenting) vacated the judgment on the ground that evidence had been admitted which…
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