Legal Opinion

Reed v. Thurmond

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 4, 1920No. 1824PublishedCited by 18 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina, at Greenville; H. H. Watkins, Judge. Bruce Reed was convicted of unlawfully removing distilled spirits on which a tax had not been paid from a distillery, and of unlawfully concealing spirits which had been so removed, and he brings error. Reversed.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPP, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted in two counts, which charge that on the 3d day of March, 1920, he (1) “did unlawfully remove and aid and abet in the removal of certain distilled spirits, to wit, one-fourth gallon, upon which the tax imposed by law had not been paid, from a distillery to the grand jurors unknown, to a place other than a distillery warehouse provided by law,” and that he (2) “did unlawfully conceal and did aid and abet in the concealment of certain distilled spirits,” in the quantity above named, which had theretofore…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. WindhamDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1920
  2. United States v. YuginniDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1920

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
  2. Maresca v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
  3. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
  4. Fontenot v. AccardoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
  5. Ketchum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921

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