United States v. Lanza

This is a writ of error by the United States under the Criminal Appeals Act (c. 2564, 34 Stat. 1246), to reverse an order of the District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissing five counts of an indictment presented against the defendants in error April 28, 1920. The first of these charged the defendants with manufacturing intoxicating liquor, the second with transporting it, the third ivith possessing it, and t!he fourth and fifth with" having a still and material designed for its manufacture, about April 12, 1920, in violation of the National Proibition Act (c. 85, 41 Stat.…