Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to- the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Mike Brown. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
Error from conviction for having intoxicating liquor in possession within the Indian country, where the introduction thereof is prohibited by treaty or federal statute, in violation of section 1 of the Act of May 25, 1918 (40 Stat. 56E 563 [Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 4137aa]).
[1] The contentions of plaintiff in error are as follows: First, that the statute prohibiting possession of intoxicants is void as an invasion of the police power of the states; second, that the authority of the *624government to legislate concerning intoxicants in reference to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Crane v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Johnson v. GearldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Barbour v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- Hood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. One 1941 4-Door Buick SedanDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1946