White v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. John White was convicted of an offense, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
White asks review of his conviction for violation of section 3, tit. 1, of Act June 15, 1917, 40 Stat. 219 (Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St Ann. Supp. 1919, § 10212c), commonly known as the First Espionage Act. This statute seems to recognize three more or less distinct offenses, and the first one may be subdivided into two, whereby we have four: (1) False statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces; (2) false statements with intent to promote the success of the enemy; (3) causing, or attempting to cause, insubordination,…
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