Legal Opinion
Hammer v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1926No. 317PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Jtjtice Butler
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner was indicted on three counts in the Southern District of New York. A verdict of not guilty as to the first and third was directed by the court. Thé jury found him guilty on the second; and the-court sentenced him to the penitentiary for a year and ten months. The judgment was affirmed on appeal. 6 F. (2d) 786.
The second count sets forth that Annie Hammer was adjudged a bankrupt on April 28, 1923, and that the proceeding was referred to one of the referees in bankruptcy in that district. The substance of the charge is that,…
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