Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United Slates for the Southern District of Iowa; Smith McPherson, Judge. John N. Smith was convicted of using the mails to defraud, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The defendant below was indicted in September, 1911, for devising a scheme to defraud by the use of the mails, and mailing a letter in execution of this scheme, in the year 1908. In 1908 this was an offense under section 5480 of the Revised Statutes as amended by Act March 2, 1889, c. 393, 25 Stat. 873 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3697). That section was repealed; it was pro*132vided that offenses committed under it prior to January 1, 1910, might be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect as if it had not been repealed, and section 215 of the…
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