Legal Opinion
Boehm v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1927No. 7125PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENYON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff in error was convicted on five counts of an indictment charging violation of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act, and was sentenced on each count to five years in the penitentiary, said sentences to run concurrently.
It is urged in this court that the indictment does not sufficiently charge a public offense. The indictment is based on section 2 of the Anti-Narcotic Act (Comp. St. 6287h), which section declares:
“That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, exchange, or give away any of the aforesaid drugs except in pursuance of a written order of the…
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