Porter Anderson and Preston M. Southern v. United States

Appellants assert their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as a valid defense to their conviction on charges of the possession of an unregistered distillery (26 U.S.C. Section 5601 (a) (1)); carrying on the business of a distiller without having given bond (26 U.S.C. Section 5601(a) (4)); possession of untaxpaid distilled spirits (26 U.S.C. Section 5604(a) (1)); and the removal of distilled spirits from the place of manufacture without the tax first having been determined (26 U.S.C. Section 5601(a) (12)). On this appeal, the appellants endeavor to bring themselves within the…