Legal Opinion

Loewenthal v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 13, 1921No. 3449PublishedCited by 15 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Moritz DoewenthaL Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error, who was a practicing physician at Cleveland, Ohio, was charged under an indictment ■containing 34 counts with violating the so-called Harrison Narcotic Act Dec. 17, 1914, c. 1, 38 Stat. 785, Comp. Stat. § 6287g et seq. At the close of the trial the court withdrew 8 counts from .he jury’s consideration, submitting the remaining 26 counts. There were verdict and judgment of conviction as to 8 of the counts, viz. Nos. 6, 7, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27 and 28, and acquittal as to the remaining counts. In ■each of these eight counts defendant is charged with…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Abrams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  3. Claassen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Grimm v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Pierce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Feinberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  2. Albert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
  3. Gozner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925
  4. Hodge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1926
  5. Massenberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927

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