Lockhart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota; James D. Elliott, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against A. E. Lockhart. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
Writ of error from conviction for mailing a paper-backed book or pamphlet containing two obscene articles set forth fully in the indictment.
The matters of which defendant complains are two: Failure to sustain motion to prevent participation in the case of the district attorney, and insufficiency of the indictment. The first matter cannot be considered, as the total absence of any bill of exceptions leaves this court without proper, information as to what transpired in the trial court in this respect.
Also a bill of particulars aimed at the indictment, with an alleged reply…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rinker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- United States v. O'DonnellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1908
- Timmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Balbas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1919