Lew Moy v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Mexico; Wm. H. Pope, Judge. Dee Moy and Sam Hee were convicted under Penal Code, § 37, of conspiracy to commit an offense by bringing into the United States Chinese persons not lawfully entitled to enter or remain in the country, and by aiding and abetting therein, in violation of Act May 6, 1882, § II, as amended by Act July 5, 1884, and they bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
Lew Moy, Sam Hee, and Hop Lee were indicted for a conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States (Penal Code, §37) by knowingly bringing and causing to be brought from Mexico by land into the United States Chinese persons not lawfully entitled to enter or remain in the latter country, and by aiding and abetting therein (23 Stat. 117, § 11). Hop Lee pleaded guilty. Jew Moy and Sam Hee were tried, convicted, and sentenced. They prosecuted this writ of error.
[1] Complaint is made of the indictment. In a case of this kind there need not be that definiteness or…
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