Dolff v. United States

SPAEKS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, with fifty-seven other natural persons and two corporations, were charged by indictment with having entered into a conspiracy, continuing from January 1, 1927, to June 26, 1931, to manufacture, transport, and sell intoxicating liquor, in violation of U. S. Criminal Code, § 37,18 U. S. C., § 88 (18 USCA § 88).1

The substantive offenses referred to in the alleged conspiracy are defined in section 3 of title 2 of the National Prohibition Act, 27 U. S. C. § 12 (27 USCA § 12) 2

The indictment charges that appellants, with the other named defendants, each of the…