Pierriero v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk; Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. Manuel Pierriero was convicted of violating the Harrison Narcotic Act, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff in error, herein called defendant, was convicted of a violation of section 1 of the Harrison Narcotic *913Act, as amended by section 1006 of the Revenue Act of 1918 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 6287g).
Defendant is an engineer, and at the time of his arrest was employed by the United Dredging Company. H e had leased the premises known as Nos. 215 and 217 Court street, Norfolk, Va., but had rented No. 215 to one John Corey, who in turn had sublet certain rooms to men named Price and Meeks. Meeks was jointly indicted with defendant, but as to him the indictment was…
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