Legal Opinion
In re Baldi
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 16, 1929PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALS TON, District Judge.
This is a motion for the return of some twenty-six barrels of wine alleged to have been taken unlawfully by poliee officers, and by them delivered to the United States government.
There is no question that the liquor was seized unlawfully. The only remaining question is whether, having thus been unlawfully seized, it should be returned to the person from whom it was taken.
The analysis shows the wine content to be 13.13% alcohol by volume, fit for beverage purposes.
In United States v. Jensen, 291 F. 668, Judge Garvin, in this district, held that the petitioner must show…
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