Legal Opinion
Quercia v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1933No. 701PublishedCited by 897 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
Petitioner was convicted of violating the Narcotic .Act. 26 U.S.C., 692, 705. The conviction was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals, 62 F. (2d) 746, and this Court granted certiorari.
Reversal is sought upon thé ground that the instructions of the trial court to the jury exceeded the bounds of fair comment and constituted prejudicial error. ’After testimony by agents of the Government in support of the indictment, defendant testified, making a general denial of all charges. His testimony is not set forth in the record. Defendant’s, motion for a direction, of verdict and requests for…
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