Tiller v. United States

The defendant was convicted of a violation of section 1 of the Act of Congress of June 30, 1919 (41 Stat. 4 [25 USCA § 244]), commonly referred to as the Hastings Amendment, which prohibits the possession of intoxicating liquors in the Indian country, or where the introduction of such liquors is or was prohibited by treaty or federal statute. The government's evidence was clear and convincing, and the defendant offered no evidence.

The defendant- contends that the indictment is vague, indefinite and uncertain in two particulars. The indictment alleged the time of the commission of the offense…