United States v. Chavez
District Court, W.D. Texas
Arnulfo Chavez was indicted for violating Joint Resolution March 14, 1912, relating to the .exportation of munitions of war from any place in the United States to a country in which "conditions of domestic violence existed. On demurrer to indictment. The question to be decided is whether the indictment in this case charges an offense under the law.
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Arnulfo Chavez was indicted for violating Joint Resolution March 14, 1912, relating to the .exportation of munitions of war from any place in the United States to a country in which "conditions of domestic violence existed. On demurrer to indictment. The question to be decided is whether the indictment in this case charges an offense under the law. The charging part of the indictment is as follows: “That heretofore, to wit, on the 3d day of May, A. D. 1912, in the city and county of El Paso, in the state of Texas, in the Western district of Texas, ■and within the jurisdiction of this court,…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxey, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Rejecting unnecessary verbiage, the real charge against the defendant is that he made a shipment of certain munitions of war, by transporting on his own person, from one point in the city of El Paso to another point within said city, with intent to export the same to the republic of Mexico. Does thé act thus charged offend against the law? By the first section of the joint resolution, fully set forth in the statement of the case, it is provided that, after proclamation has been made, “it shall be unlawful to export * * * any arms or munitions of war from…
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