Legal Opinion

Pullin v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 24, 1939No. 8994PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Henry W. Pullin was indicted for violation of the Internal Revenue Laws. The indictment contained four counts and he was convicted on the first and third counts. The first charged a conspiracy and the third charged the possession of fifty gallons of liquor on which the tax had not been paid.

Appellant sought to destroy the indictment by motion to quash and by demurrer. The indictment is substantially in the form of the statute and charges specific overt acts in regard to the defendant. That is all that is required. Beland v. United States, 5 Cir., 100 F.2d 289; Tapack v.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Abrams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. Crumpton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Beland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
  5. Riddle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Beland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  2. George Krull and Michael Krull v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. Ladner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  4. Ward v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  5. United States v. Nathaniel Strickland, A/K/A ButchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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