Legal Opinion

Evans v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 24, 1919No. 22PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Iii Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Albert Evans. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, has been convicted under an indictment which charged him with unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor, to wit, whisky, on January 20, 1919, at the village of Great Neck, county of Nassau, state of New York, to one Jackson Stockdale.

The sale is alleged to have been by defendant at his hotel in Great Neck, which it is stated is within a “dry” zone five miles wide established around Ft. Totten, New York City, pursuant to a regulation made by the President of the United States under authority of the act of Congress…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Original Vincent & Joseph, Inc. v. SchiavoneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
  2. Original Vincent and Joseph, Inc. v. SchiavoneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
  3. In re WakefieldDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1945
  4. Lash v. City of Traverse CityMichigan Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. State ex rel. Musick v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963

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