Legal Opinion
Abbate v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1921No. 3535PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error was convicted of violation of the Bone Dry Law of Alaska (39 Stat. 903, c. 53 [48 U.S.C.A. § 261 et seq.]), in that he willfully and unlawfully had in his possession for sale intoxicating liquor, and he was sentenced to pay a fine of $800 and to be imprisoned three months in jail.
It is contended that the Bone Dry Law of Alaska has been repealed by the National Prohibition Act (27 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.), the penalty for violation of which for a first offense, as here, is a fine of $500 without imprisonment. The National Prohibition Act provides:…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Washington v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Petri v. F. E. Creelman Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Page v. BurnstineSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Joseph P. Ruth, Sometimes Also Known as J. P. Ruth v. The Eagle-Picher Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Koppitz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- United States v. MatankyDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1972
- Simpson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
- Mabry v. BeaumontDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1922
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