Legal Opinion
Weathers v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1941No. 9541PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Alvah H. Weathers was convicted on count one of an indictment which charged that he had in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 334 sent information through the mails as to where, how, and from whom an abortion could be procured.
It is contended that the court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to quash the indictment. Count one sets out the letters which were mailed by Weathers, and charges that these letters were designed and intended to give information as to where and from whom an abortion could be procured. Although the indictment is not drawn as artfully as it should…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. BehrmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Grimm v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Isaacs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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- United States v. Edward E. RelcinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Demos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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