Legal Opinion

Prosser v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1920No. Nos. 5317, 5318PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas; Frank A. Youmans, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against John Prosser and another, and also information for forfeiture of automobiles. Judgment of conviction and for forfeiture, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

MUNGER, District Judge.

An indictment was found against the two defendants, Prosser and Hampton, charging a conspiracy to commit an offense against the laws of the United States', by carrying intoxicating liquor from Missouri through Arkansas and into that part of Oklahoma which was formerly Indian Territory, and alleg-. ing overt acts to accomplish the conspiracy by driving automobiles loaded with such liquor from Missouri into Arkansas.- The defendants were convicted,. and have prosecuted the writ of error from the judgment in case No. 5317. An information was also filed against the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Burton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
  2. Ford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
  3. Simpson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
  4. Commercial Investment Trust v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Feinberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  2. Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  3. Rossi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  4. Trope v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
  5. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966

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