Legal Opinion
Stayton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1914No. 2571Published
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. Nahona Stayton was convicted of unlawfully using the mails, and she brings error.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff in error was convicted under-article 211 of the Penal Code (Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, 35 Stat. 1129 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1651]) under an indictment charging that she did—
“unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly deposit and cause to be "deposited in the United States post office at Ft. Worth, Texas, for mailing and delivery, a certain letter giving information as to where an act producing abortion could be had, done, and performed.” ,
The only error assigned in this court is that the court overruled a preliminary motion to quash the indictment:
“Because the said…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Price v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. PurvisDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1912