Legal Opinion

Gowling v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1933No. 6289PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted on January 27, 1932, under both counts of an indictment, the first of which charged a purchase of unstamped opium in violation of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act (section 692, tit. 26, U. S. C. [26 USCA § 692]), and the second, the receiving, concealing, buying, and selling at the same time and place, of opium, which appellant knew had been unlawfully imported in violation of the Narcotic Import Statute (section 174, tit. 21, U. S. C. [21 USCA § 174]).

The assignments of error challenge (1) the court’s action in overruling a demurrer to the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Raffel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Yee Hem v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. Gambino v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Stapleton v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Banning v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
  3. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
  4. Mahaffey v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
  5. Application of PostonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955

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