United States ex rel. Voorhees v. Hill

On October 24, 1932, the relator entered a plea of guilty for violations of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA) and was sentenced to pay a fine and to be imprisoned for eighteen months. The execution of the eighteen months’ sentence was suspended and the defendant placed on probation. The relator violated the terms of his probation. On December 8, 1933, after the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the court ordered the relator to be remanded to the custody of the marshal for the execution of the sentence.

The relator, who is serving the…