Harris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Leopold Harris was convicted of aiding and abetting another in violating the Harrison Narcotic Drug Act, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
The indictment charged one Joseph Freilich, a druggist, with violating Harrison Narcotic Drug Act Dec. 17, 1914 (38 St. at Large, p. 785 [Comp. St. §§ 6287g-6287q]). It also charged the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, with aiding and abetting Freilich therein. The indictment was filed on June 24, 1919, and as presented it contained seven counts, six charging substantive offenses and one charging conspiracy. Freilich pleaded guilty on June 25th to all the counts. The trial began on July 10, 1919, and was concluded on the next day. The promptness with…
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