Legal Opinion
United States v. Harvin
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 19, 1950No. 10-183PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, District Judge.
Moving to dismiss the defendants deny that the indictment charges a crime. Its accusation is that the defendants “did unlawfully and feloniously have and possess certain property”, such as a still, ferment-ers, jugs, cooler and the like, “intended for use in violating the Internal Revenue laws of the United States, that is to say, x x x for the unlawful distillation of spirits”, citing section 3116, Title 26, United States Code Annotated, as the statute violated. Defendants say 3116 is not a criminal statute. That act reads:
“§ 3116. Forfeitures and seizures. It shall be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. La FrancaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Coffey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Dobbins's Distillery v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Kent v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Currency in the Total Amount of $2,223.40District Court, N.D. New York · 1957
- United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shively v. United States (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. J. R. Watkins Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1954
- United States v. BlairDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1951
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