United States v. Reeves

Maxey, J.,

(charging jury.) The indictment preferred against the defendant in this case contains three counts. The first of those counts has been dismissed by the district attorney, and only the second and third remain for our consideration. The offenses charged in the second and third counts are separate and distinct, and each is punishable as an independent offense under the laws of the United Slates. In charging you as to the law by which you should be governed in reaching a conclusion, touching the guilt or innocence of the defendant, I will first direct your attention to the third count…