Legal Opinion

Jin Fuey Moy v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 6, 1920No. 44PublishedCited by 137 opinions

ERROR TO 'TTTF, DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney

Plaintiff in error was indicted and convicted for violating § 2 of an Act of Congress approved December 17,1914, commonly known as the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act (38 Stat. 785, c. I). His motion in arrest of judgment having been overruled (253 Fed. Rep. 213), he brought the case here by direct writ of error, under § 238, Judicial Code, upon the ground of the unconstitutionality of the act. Afterwards this question was set at rest by our decision in United States v. Doremus, 249 U. S. 86, sustaining the act; but our jurisdiction continues for the purpose of disposing of other questions raised…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. DoremusSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. Pierce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. Brolan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Webb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Hendrix v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911

3Cited by137 opinions

  1. Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Funk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. United States v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. United States v. BehrmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1922

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