United States v. Taylor
District Court, D. Kansas
An Information was filed in the district court for the district of Kansas, charging the defendant with the offence of carrying on the business of a retail dealer in liquors without having paid tho special taxes required by law. A trial was had, in the course of which the court directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty. Exceptions were taken by defendant, who thereupon moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled.
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An Information was filed in the district court for the district of Kansas, charging the defendant with the offence of carrying on the business of a retail dealer in liquors without having paid tho special taxes required by law. A trial was had, in the course of which the court directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty. Exceptions were taken by defendant, who thereupon moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled. The direction to the jury and overruling the motion are assigned as error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCrary, C. J.
The single question to be determined is whether, in such a case as this, a court may direct a verdict of guilty. It is insisted on the part of the government that, the facts being admitted or settled beyond dispute, the question of guilt or innocence depends wholly upon a question of law, which the court must determine, and that, therefore, the court may direct a verdict either way, in accordance with its opinion of the law. This is the view which was taken by the court below. In so holding, the learned district judge was, no doubt, largely influenced by the ruling of Mr. Justice Hunt in the…
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