Legal Opinion

Thompson v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 28, 1922No. 2905PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted for selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 305).

The defendant relies on the fifth, sixth, and ninth assignments of error, which may be compressed into two propositions: (1) Upon the trial of a person for one crime, evidence that he is guilty of .other crimes is inadmissible; and (2) the court erred in its charge on reasonable doubt.

The indictment charged that the defendant sold intoxicating liquor at Trenton, N. J., on or about the 11th day of March, 1921.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Wiborg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Crawford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. Ledbetter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Robilio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
  2. People v. AdayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
  3. Feinberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  4. United States v. AnzelmoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
  5. United States v. StoehrDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1951

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