Legal Opinion

Cantrell v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 23, 1946No. 11707PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Roy O. Cantrell was convicted on Counts 1, 2, 4, and 5 of a five-count indictment charging him and others with violations of •the Internal Revenue Laws pertaining to the unlawful manufacture, possession and concealment of distilled spirits. Cantrell has appealed contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury.

Counts 1 and 2 charged Cantrell and others with possession of an unregistered distillery and a quantity of liquor on which tax had not been paid. Evidence bearing on these counts reveals that on the night of February 7, 1946,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kassin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  2. Strickland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Roy Lee Barrett, Jackie Hamilton Gainey and Cleveland Johns v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. Harold Franklin Smith and Aubrey Lee Crumley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Bobby McMillian and John William McMillian v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. United States v. Walter Freeman and John Charles Russell, 8151Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
  5. United States v. Walter Freeman and John Charles RussellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961

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