Middleton v. United States

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Middleton was convicted upon an indictment which charged him with bringing four aliens into the United States “at North West Bar Bell Buoy near Key West, Florida,” in violation of section 8 of the Immigration Act of 1917, 8 USCA § 144.

It is contended on this appeal that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction, because it was not shown that appellant actually landed the aliens in the United States. The facts are not in dispute. The aliens were not entitled to enter the United States. They made arrangements with unidentified persons in Havana…