Petroff v. United States

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error was indicted for violation of the National Prohibition Act (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 10138% et seq.) upon two counts — the first, for sale of intoxicating liquor on July 29, 1925; the second, for possession on August 8th following. He first pleaded not guilty to each count, later pleading guilty to the second or possession count. He was convicted on both counts and given separate sentences.

The principal complaint relates to the admission, in support of the sale charged in the first count, of’evidence that 10 days after the sale (viz. August 8th,…