Legal Opinion

Sylvia v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1920No. 3335PublishedCited by 14 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John B. McCall, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against C. M. Sylvia. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

[1] This writ is to review a judgment of conviction under Rev. Slat. § 3242 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1916, § 5965), for carrying on the business of retail liquor dealer without having paid the tax required by law. It is strenuously urged here that the evidence did not .justify conviction. The point was not raised below, and defendant is not entitled to urge it here. Pennsylvania Cas*594ualty Co. v. Whiteway (C. C. A. 9) 210 Fed. 782, 784, 127 C. C. A. 332; Dinet v. Rapid City (C. C. A. 8) 222 Fed. 497, 499, 138 C. C. A. 93. In view, however, of the authority which exists in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Cochran & Sayre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Crawford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Greer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  4. Illinois Central Railroad v. SkaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Reuben Quick Bear v. LeuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Robilio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
  2. Evans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
  3. Tuckerman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
  4. Feinberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  5. Comins v. ScrivenerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954

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