Legal Opinion
Rhuberg v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1919No. 3196PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon; Charles E. Wolverton, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Julius Rhuberg. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The indictment in this case contained four counts, each charging a violation of the Espionage Act. Act June 15, 1917, c. 30, 40 Stat. 217-219. The third count was dismissed before trial. Upon the trial the jury found the defendant not guilty as to counts 1 and 2 of the indictment, and guilty as to count 4. The fourth count charges:
“That at and during all the time between the 6th day of April, 1917, and the date of the finding of this indictment, the United States was then and is now at war with the Imperial German government, said state of war having been on said 6th day…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Doe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Butler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Equi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
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