Hagen v. United States

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

Hagen, Pielow, Givens, and Brown were jointly indicted and tried for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 1013814 ct seq.). Brown was acquitted; Hagen and the others were convicted. Hagen brought writ of error.

Upon the trial a prohibition agent testified that he with other agents went to the dwelling house at 122 Broadway, Seattle, and there served the search warrant upon defendant Hagen, who was in the house, and that upon a search of the house for liquor he found beer and gin in Pielow’s room. Counsel for defendants objected to…