Legal Opinion
Beard v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1932No. 9401PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
The appellant was convicted of the offense of unlawful transportation, of intoxicating liquor as defined by the National Prohibition Act (title 2, § 3 [27 USCA § 12]), and sentenced to a term of ninety days in jail, and to pay a fine of $300.
The sole ground of the appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding evidence offered by appellant with the view of establishing the defenses of entrapment and agency.
The competency of the evidence excluded, can only be determined by an examination of the evidence that had been admitted when the offer was made. Succinctly stated,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Butts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
- Woo Wai v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- Newman v. StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
- Jarl v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Di Salvo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Charles T. Henderson, Jr., George Truitt Robbins and John B. Dees v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Ray Martinez Edgar Buezo, A/K/A Edgar Martinez Eloy Carranza and Rudy RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. James Ervin LerouxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Patricia DealesandroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Jordon v. BondyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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