Legal Opinion
Maryland v. Soper, Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 1, 1926No. 23, OriginalPublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taft
This is a petition by the State of Maryland, for a writ of mandamus against Morris A. Soper, the United States District Judge for Maryland, directing him to remand an indictment for murder, found in the Circuit Court for Harford County, Maryland, against four prohibition agents and their chauffeur, which was removed to the United States District Court under § 33 of the Judicial Code, as amended August 23, 1916, 39 Stat. 532, c. 399. The text of the amended section in so far as it is material here is set out in the margin. *
The indictment, found February 10, 1925, charged as follows:
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Ex Parte BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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