Hughes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri; Arba S. Van Valkenburgh, Judge. J. H. Hughes was convicted of violation of the Harrison Anti
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
Hughes complains of a conviction and sentence for violating section 2 of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act of December 17, 1914 (38 Stat. 785, c. 1 [Comp. St. 1916, § 6287h]), by the sale of morphine, heroin, and cocaine to persons not producing written orders on forms issued by the Commissioner oi Internal Revenue. He contends that the statute is unconstitutional, that the indictment charged no offense, and that the evidence at the trial was insufficient to' justify his conviction.
Section 1 of the act (section 6287g) requires, among other things, ■all dealers in and…
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