Legal Opinion
United States v. Direct Sales Co.
District Court, W.D. South Carolina
Decided September 19, 1941No. 8460PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYCHE, District Judge.
To the indictment in this cause the defendant, Direct Sales Company, has filed a plea in abatement and a demurrer.
Stated briefly, the basis of the plea in abatement is that there was not sufficient evidence before the grand jury upon which to predicate the finding of a true bill. Various evidentiary facts are alleged affirmatively by this defendant, and it is stated upon information and belief that these facts were not called to the attention of the grand jury. These evidentiary facts may or may not be relevant upon a trial of the case. The questions for consideration,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jin Fuey Moy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Webb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. ReedU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1852
- United States v. SwiftDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1911
- Martin v. StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Atlantic Commission Co.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1942
- United States ex rel. McCann v. AdamsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Direct Sales Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. Direct Sales Co.District Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1942
- United States v. RemingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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