Isaac Allen Costner v. United States

Appellant and one Barney Majjesie were charged in the District Court in a three-count indictment with (1) possession of a 300-gallon still which had not been registered according to law, (2) engaging in the business of a distillery without having given the required bond and (3) fermenting 275 gallons of mash fit for distillation in violation of Title 26, §§ 5174(a), 5606 and 5216, respectively, of United States Code.

Majjesie entered a plea of guilty.

Appellant waived a jury and was tried by the Court. He was convicted on all three counts of the indictment. He was sentenced to two years…