United States v. Baker
District Court, D. Rhode Island
At Law. Robert Baker and Sam Baker were indicted for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. On demurrer to the indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The indictment charges a conspiracy in anticipation of involuntary bankruptcy, to commit an offense against the United States, i. e., unlawfully, etc., to conceal from a trustee in bankruptcy to be thereafter appointed, certain merchandise, etc., belonging to the estate in bankruptcy of said defendants; and also charges certain acts as done to effect the object of the conspiracy.
*743The period of the conspiracy is set forth as from January 1, 1912, to December 20, 1913.
[1, 2] The first contention on demurrer is that in both counts this period is cut down by the phrase “in…
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- Lew Moy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Roukous v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1912
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