Babb v. United States

SYMES, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in error, Charles Noyes and Joe Babb, and five other defendants, were indicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The first count charged a conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA); the second, possession of a large quantity of intoxicating liquor. The plaintiffs in error Babb and Charles Noyes, together with Raymond Noyes and W. R. Brown, were tried and convicted on both counts. While the citation and writ of error were issued in favor of Joe Babb and Charles Noyes, Charles! Noyes is the only one who…