Legal Opinion
United States v. Armstrong
District Court, D. Indiana
Decided May 26, 1920No. 1446PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Criminal prosecution by the United States against James M.,Armstrong and others. On motion to quash the indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, District Judge.
The indictment in this case is based upon sections 4, 9, and 26 of the original act of Congress, approved August 10, 1917, known as the Lever Act (Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, §§ 3115%ff, 3115%i, 3115y8qq), and upon section 4 of said act as amended October 22, 1919 (41 Stat. 298). These sections are as follows:
“Sec. 4. That it is hereby made unlawful for any person willfully to destroy any necessaries for the purpose of enhancing the price or restricting the supi>ly thereof; knowingly to commit waste or willfully to permit preventable deterioration of…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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