United States v. Cohen
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Criminal prosecution by the United States against Max Cohen, against Samuel Garber and others, against Julius Ring, and against Abraham Levy. On motions by defendants to quash informations.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
These are informations charging the several defendants with violations of the Volstead Act (41 Stat. 305). Each information is signed “Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney General of the United States, by Herbert A. Horgan, Special Assistant to the Attorney General.” Mr. Horgan’s only authority to act was derived from his appointment as a special assistant to the Attorney General *621which was then in force, and from letters from the Attorney General, copies of which1 are hereto annexed.
The defendants have moved to quash or dismiss upon several grounds, among them that Mr. Horgan…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. RosenthalU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903
- United States v. HeinzeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- May v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena of Alphonse PersicoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. PrueittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. MorseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1922
- United States v. William Robert WrigleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. PowellDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1948
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