Legal Opinion
United States v. Jefferson
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Kentucky
Decided January 4, 1905PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, District Judge.
The indictment in this case, to which the defendant has demurred, is founded on the first section of the act of March 2, 1895, c. 191, 28 Stat. 963 [3 U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3178], which, so far as it may apply to the questions now raised, is in this language:
“That any person who shall cause to be * * * carried from one state to another in the United States any paper, certificate or instrument purporting to be or represent a ticket, chance, share or interest in or dependent upon the event of a lottery, so-called gift concern, or other similar enterprise offering prizes…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Horner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gray v. MontgomeryArizona Supreme Court · 1922
- United States v. 83 Cases of Merchandise Labeled "Honest John"District Court, D. Maryland · 1939
- United States v. 11 Star-Pack Cigarette Merchandiser MachinesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966