Mulane v. United States

JOHN B. SANBORN, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in error were defendants in the court below. Two indictments were filed against them, charging violations of section 593 of the Tariff Act of 1922 (19 USCA § 497). The first indictment — known as No. 4711 — contained one count, and the second indictment contained two counts. The indictments were demurred to, the demurrers were overruled, pleas of guilty were entered, the defendant Pete Davis was given a sentence of six months under each count of both indictments, and the defendant Clarence Mu-lane was given a sentence of one year and one day…