Skilken v. United States

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

This writ is brought to review the conviction o£ plaintiff in error (hereinafter called defendant) of conspiracy to violate, the .Revenue Act of March 3, 1897 (29 Stat. c. 379, § 7, p. 628; Comp. St. § 6076), by forging and counterfeiting United Stales bottling in bond stamps known as “strip” stamps, and by using, selling, and possessing such forged and counterfeited stamps. Defendant’s sole contention here is that the revenue section in question was repealed by the Eighteenth Amendment and the Notional Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 305) — the alleged conspiracy and overt…