Legal Opinion
United States v. Hughes
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 26, 1931No. 4783PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, District Judge.
These are motions by the defendants, J. H. Hughes and J. O. Jackson, to quash and dismiss an indictment presented against them, in this court, October 5, 1931, apparently charging (but not so specifically stating in the indictment) a violation of section 336, title 18, USCA. Such motions in effect set forth that the scheme alleged in the indictment does not constitute a violation of the laws of the United States, and that the letters alleged to have been transmitted through the United States mails do not relate to a scheme which is a violation thereof. Omitting…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. HughesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1932