Legal Opinion

United States v. Parker

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided May 6, 1927No. 1894Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, District Judge.

This is a writ of scire facias, brought by the United States to secure an execution upon a judgment of forfeiture of a recognizance for $2,500 in a criminal proceeding in whieh Dewey M. Parker is principal and Walter Gr. Nichols is surety.

The facts appearing of record are as follows:

The defendant Dewey M. Parker and 14 others were indicted by the federal grand jury under section 37 of the Criminal Code (Comp. St. § 10201), for conspiracy to violate section 3 of the National Prohibition Act (Comp. St. § 10138%aa) and section 5451 of the Revised Statutes (Comp. St. §…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Reese v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Shields v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
  3. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  4. Leach v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. Howie v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1840

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